Peer Support Space, Orlando, FL (2025)

10/15/2025

Tonight! Calling all writers— experienced and new! 📝💖

Metaphor Corner is a peer-led, digital writers’ café made for writers, by writers. It aims to be a cozy, non-judgmental space that provides like-minded individuals with a space to create, share their stories, and insight, and connect with others. We want this to be a space where writers, or those interested in writing, can gather and form community around the written word.

You do not need to share your writing or have experience writing to attend. We welcome active listening, so we welcome you to listen and hold space.

Please email metaphorcornerpss@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link to join the space!

[ID: An animated café storefront has written on a sign: “Metaphor Corner. Metaphor corner is a peer-led, digital writer’s café made for writers, by writers. Meeting monthly, every 3rd Wednesday @ 6:30 PM (EST). Email MetaphorCornerPSS@gmail.com to join!”]

10/14/2025

You’re invited to stop by during a week-long tour-a-thon celebration!

🌻Register at: casitatours.eventbrite.com🌻

Lovingly named after our founding board president, our peer respite is a space to get away for a bit with optional activities and support available. Kind of like… a bed and breakfast for big feelings.

Voted Best New Thing in Orlando, Eva’s Casita is a voluntary, home-like, nonclinical space where people can take a self-driven break with the optional support of others with similar lived experiences. We have scheduled and ongoing activities available, welcoming an exploration of diverse wellness tools. You get your own room and can come and go as you please.

Only open for just over a year, our casita has already been an impressively effective tool in psychiatric hospital diversion. We do not typically allow tours for guest privacy, we encourage you to take advantage of this week long tour a thon where we will not have any guests.

To allow as many people as possible to see our life-changing space, while also being mindful of neighbors and limited parking, small groups will receive a dedicated 50-minute opportunity to get a tour of the space from one of our team members. Please register to choose your preferred time slot from November 18th-25th. This will be a chance to learn about our inclusive and intentional design as well as our other programs.

This tour is open to both prospective guests and community partners. An optional volunteer opportunity will be available after your tour!

RSVP REQUIRED: casitatours.eventbrite.com

Note: Eva’s Casita is located in the S**o neighborhood of Orlando, FL. You will receive our exact address upon registering.

10/08/2025

Some friends from today’s Take Care of YOU! gathering.

One of our many free peer-led community gatherings, Take Care of YOU is a space for helpers and healers to take off their work hats and support one another. Our tagline is “sometimes you need to cry into a bagel”. 🥲🫶🏽😂

Learn more about our many offerings at tinyurl.com/summarygrouplist

10/06/2025

You’re invite to a free movie screening, brunch, and optional costume contest!

We look forward to having new and existing friends gathering in this cozy environment!

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brunch-boo-and-a-movie-too-tickets-1739553283699?aff=oddtdtcreator

Starting at 10 AM, we’ll be welcoming our friends, and enjoying brunch (fruit, eggs, bagels, bacon, home fries).

At 10:30, a showing of Hocus Pocus will begin!

Following the movie, we’ll be doing a vote for the winners of our costume contest!

Costume Contest Categories:
👻 Errrrrmygoodness (cutest costume)
👻 We Go Together (best group or couples costume)
👻 Oh So Eerie (scariest costume)
👻 Knee Slapper Award (funniest costume)
👻 Crafty Legend (best DIY costume)

09/29/2025

A delayed announcement because honestly we were at a loss for words.

😍 WE WERE VOTED THE BEST NEW THING IN ORLANDO 😭

For over five years, a collective of peers lovingly worked towards opening the first ever peer respite in Central Florida. It was done with SO many obstacles and in loving memory of our Founding Board President, Eva Fajardo, letting her legacy and vision for a better mental health system live on.

We did it! We opened last year. Years in the making - we created peer support resources, tirelessly fundraised and developed, and educated on the importance of mental health resources that are led for and by those with lived experience. It was a long road to get to opening and SO much love has been poured into Eva’s Casita by our team since opening last year. It means so much for the hard work to not go unseen.

The outpouring of support we have received for Eva’s Casita, largely from our guests, feels like a warm hug and reassurance that we’re doing the right thing. We are deeply grateful for those that make up our community and those that give generously making this work possible.

We are so excited and humbled to have become something that individuals voted is the Best New Thing in our community. Many deserving initiatives were nominated, it was an honor to stand alongside them.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ORLANDO!!! We love yall so much. 🫶🏽

Please share this post so more individuals can find our space and learn just why people think we’re the best new thing. 🥹

Learn more about Eva’s Casita at peersupportspace.org/respite

Ways to Donate ❤️

🌻Via card/Paypal: tinyurl.com/donatePSS
🌻Become a reoccurring donor: tinyurl.com/subscribeforgood
🌻 on Venmo
🌻Mail a check for “Peer Support Space, Inc” to “P.O. Box 677032., Orlando, FL 677032
🌻Zelle: yasmin@peersupportspace.org

09/26/2025

👻 IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! 🎃

Register at: pssbrunchboo.eventbrite.com

A beloved annual tradition, Peer Support Space is renting out the Enzian again and providing a FREE movie screening and full brunch! Costumes encouraged but not required! This is a alcohol free event where all expressions are welcomed. Join us at 10AM on October 23rd at the Enzian (1300 Orlando Ave., Maitland, FL 32751).

Starting at 10 AM, we’ll be welcoming our friends, and enjoying brunch (fruit, eggs, bagels, bacon, home fries).

At 10:30, a showing of Hocus Pocus will begin!

Following the movie, we’ll be doing a vote for the winners of our costume contest!

Costume Contest Categories Include:
🧚🏽‍♂️Errrrrmygoodness (cutest costume)
🍎🍯We Go Together (best group or couples costume)
💀Oh So Eerie (scariest costume)
😹Knee Slapper Award (funniest costume)
🧶Crafty Legend (best DIY costume)

Please register to attend, space is limited. New friends welcomed! This is a family friendly event welcoming children accompanied by an adult.

👻WERE SO EXCITED!!! 🎃

09/23/2025

Introducing to you 🥁🥁🥁

✨Eva’s Closet✨!

A magical space tucked in the heart of Eva’s Casita where our community can explore their style and selves at no cost in a cozy and uplifting environment!

This mural is weeks in the making and was designed with the inspiration of sunflowers. Much like when times are dark and community turns to one another, when there is no sun sunflowers literally face each other.

A huge thank you to our leading artist Kim Murphy and the many community members, guests, and respite supporters who all helped this project! A special thank you to all who donated some of their favorite items for our closet as well!

If you would like to tour Eva’s Casita DM us, we are doing a week long tour-a-thon in November and would love to have you.

Request a free respite, a break from life for up to a week with optional supportive activities at tinyurl.com/respitestay

Email outreach@peersupportspace.org to donate items!

Learn more and DONATE to support our care work at peersupportspace.org/respite 🏡🥹

09/05/2025

Just some peer supporters coming together to see how we can specialize your stay and make our space special for you 🫶🏽

Learn more about how you can support our care work and book your next break at peersupportspace.org/respite ✨

08/31/2025

Every month hosts a Guest Reunion Day for those that have stayed at !

This month we enjoyed each other’s company and a guided “Adult Lunchable” Workshop where we explored how cutely presented snacks can help us nourish ourselves and be fun to make!

Thanks so much to all that joined! If you’ve stayed at Eva’s Casita before and want to join our next Guest Reunion Day, DM us for the link to register.

Learn more about Eva’s Casita or donate to support our care work at peersupportspace.org/respite

[ID: community members pose for a picture proudly holding their boards. Additional close ups of different guest’s edible art shown including a final board made and then eaten together.]

08/18/2025

Join us every 3rd Tuesday of the month (same place & time) for a different guided creative activity! Register & find more info at peerledart.eventbrite.com 🩷

Image Description: Flyer with a pink to yellow gradient background advertising “Creative Tuesdays” on August 19th from 6:45–8 PM. The event is a poetry and peer support guided art workshop led by Quincy “Q Major” Wilson. Peer topic: “What we bring to the circle—sharing values, hopes, and unique strengths we each bring to creative and supportive spaces,” plus a community poem titled “We Are Creative Tuesday.” Registration link: peerledart.eventbrite.com. Location: 8400 La-Amistad Cove, Fern Park, FL 32730. Instagram handles: and .Art.

08/14/2025

We are looking to create a nonjudgemental space where those with cancer can build a support system and connect with others that have shared lived experiences. Currently, it’s looking like a space that will center younger friends with cancer (currently or in the past) ages 18-45, while welcoming adults of all ages.

Peer groups are nonclinical spaces to build a support system where big feelings are welcomed that are led for and by those with lived experience.

What could that look like? Well that’s up to you!

We’re calling on those that currently have cancer, have had cancer, or loved ones (loved ones will be welcomed into the space dependent on input from those with cancer) to share what you would like out of a space like this.

✨ What are you hoping to get out of this space?
✨ Any fun group names?
✨ What kind of activities or topics would you be interested in?
✨ How can we help you feel comfortable in this space?
✨ and more!

To share your input (as much or little as you’d like) please visit: tinyurl.com/newcancergroup

If you do not want to share input but want to be notified when this group launches, please put your email into the survey and skip the rest.
[Image Description: “We’re starting a peer-led cancer group!” is written in bubbly yellow letters up top. Underneath, in bubbly teal letters “and we need your input” is written. The survey link to share input is given, “tinyurl.com/newcancergroup”. The background is pink with white checkered lines. Cartoon flowers are included. Also included is the logo for Peer Support Space.]

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