Pathways to Support
Get trained. Get certified. Get employed. Polaris is where you become the peer recovery support specialist or community health worker your community is waiting for.
Why Polaris
The career platform built by peers for peers.
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Accredited where it counts.
Every program maps to a credential employers are hiring for. Recognized across the country and respected by the boards that grant them.
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Built around your week.
Flexible programming designed for working professionals. The schedule fits your life, not the other way around.
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Beyond the classroom.
Polaris doesn’t stop when training does. Career AI on call. Portable credentials that travel with you. Real job opportunities as they open.
Whether you’re starting out or stacking your next credential, Polaris gets you to the role your community is hiring for.
Programs
Stackable credentials. Accredited programs.
Start foundational, stack advanced. Every program maps to a recognized state or national credential and to a role employers are hiring for.
The Platform
Everything it takes to build a peer-led workforce.
Polaris is the operating system for community health training, credentialing, and placement. You, your employer, and your program administrators all work in one connected platform.
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Job Board
Find the role that fits. Polaris surfaces open peer specialist, recovery coach, and community health positions nationwide, filtered to programs that match your credentials.
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Credentialing Wallet
Your credentials, portable. Every certification you earn through Polaris lives in your wallet: verifiable, shareable, multi-state recognized.
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Career AI
Know your next step. Polaris Career AI maps your credentials, your goals, and your state’s requirements to the training, certifications, and roles that move you forward.
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Staffing Marketplace
Employers meet trained talent. When an organization needs trained peer specialists, Polaris connects them with credentialed graduates. Time-to-hire drops from months to weeks.
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Enterprise Admin
Program leadership without the overhead. Assign training, track completion, manage certifications, and pull reports from one admin console.
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Reporting & Outcomes
Prove the work. Built-in reporting measures training completion, credentialing outcomes, and workforce impact. Funders, boards, and state agencies see the return.
Reviews
From people who started where you are.
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“One of the best decisions I've ever made in my entire 46 years on this earth. I experienced such tremendous growth that I'm not only the best Peer Support Professional possible, but a better human being.”
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“By FAR the best learning experience I have ever had. I have a college degree and know what classes can be like. Darian is engaging, easy to understand, and thorough.”
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“This course has nothing short of changed the course of my life. Using the skills I learned, I already got a leadership role in this industry before I even graduated.”
Find your pathway
Start where you are.
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I want to get certified
Start a cohort and earn a credential recognized by employers in your state.
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I want to advance my career
Stack credentials, move into supervision, or step into behavioral health leadership.
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I hire peer specialists
Build a credentialed workforce. Partner with Polaris to train and place staff.
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I lead community health programs
Bring Polaris to your organization. Custom cohorts, reporting, and admin tools.
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I’m a facilitator or expert
Teach in a Polaris cohort or bring a program to our platform.
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I just want to learn more
Read our mission, meet the founders, see where we’re headed.
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