Peer support for life after treatment.
PeerNextNY, Inc. is a New York not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping individuals transition back to everyday life after medical or psychiatric treatment—through community, structure, encouragement, and real-world support. Peer support is non-clinical and focuses on practical guidance—coping skills, recovery coaching, crisis navigation support, and community connection. In New York, peer services commonly connect with statewide training and professional pathways such as the Academy of Peer Services (APS), advocacy and workforce support through the Peer Network of New York (PNNY), and peer programs delivered by hospitals and local agencies.
PeerNextNY.org is part of this New York peer-support ecosystem, with a specific mission: helping people transition back to everyday life after medical or psychiatric treatment through peer-driven, non-medical recovery support and structured community connection.
PeerNextNY, Inc. exists to reduce isolation and increase stability during the critical “aftercare gap”—the period when formal treatment ends but daily life pressures return.
We support peers who are navigating life transitions—especially after medical or psychiatric treatment—when consistent encouragement
and connection can make a lasting difference. We provide a welcoming peer-driven community that helps people rebuild routines, restore confidence,
and move forward with practical support and accountability.
The People We Serve
Life after treatment is a transition. When structured care ends, many people are left to navigate work, family, routines, and expectations without consistent support. PeerNextNY.org exists to help fill that gap with peer-led structure, encouragement, and connection. We support peers who are navigating life transitions—especially after medical or psychiatric treatment—when consistent encouragement and connection can make a lasting difference.
- Individuals transitioning after inpatient or outpatient treatment
- Peers re-entering work, school or family responsibilities
- Peers rebuilding routines, confidence and independence
- Those seeking community, structure and accountability
Meet Our Executive Team
PeerNextNY, Inc. is led by a dedicated executive team committed to helping peers transition successfully back to everyday life after medical or psychiatric treatment. Our leaders bring real-world experience, steady guidance, and a mission-first mindset—focused on building a supportive, non-medical community where people can reconnect, rebuild routines, and move forward with dignity.
George Ivak
Founder, CEO & Certified Peer Specialist Provisional (NYCPS-P-493580
Katrin Babadzhanov
Director and Treasurer
Garik Babadzhanov
Director and Secretary
Peer Support, Coaching and Community
- Encouragement, check-ins, and practical guidance grounded in lived experience.
- A welcoming space to build friendships, reduce isolation, and stay connected.
- Support for planning days, building habits, and navigating real-world responsibilities.
- Tools and encouragement to sustain stability through consistent, supportive choices.
- Lived Experience Support: Shared understanding, practical guidance, and hope
- Recovery Support: Tools for routines, coping skills, and self-direction.
- Crisis Navigation Support: Non-clinical support that helps people stabilize and stay connected.
- Community Connection: Consistency and belonging that reduce isolation.
Mobile Peer Support Unit
When crisis strikes, nobody is prepared. Life must go on means that kids need to go to school and activities, parents need to go to work, meals need to be made, and bills need to be paid. The Mobile Peer Support Unit was designed to help families during these trying times.
- Childcare
- Meal preparation services
- Transportation
- Peer coaching and structuring