Peer Connection Program · 2026

Make the
Connection.
Lead with Care.

CONNECTEDBoston
Multicultural AIDS Coalition
Peer Connection Program — Boston, MA

Peer Connectors embedded in communities across Boston — navigating their community to HIV testing, PrEP, mpox vaccination, and care.

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Real Conversations
Community training session
Community-Led Training
Getting connected to services
Connected to Care
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About the Program

What Is the Peer Connection Program?

CONNECTEDBoston builds community-based Peer Connection Corps across Boston — recruiting trusted community members as Peer Connectors who navigate people to HIV testing, PrEP, mpox vaccination, and care.

Who It's For

People in Boston with connections in queer, same-gender-loving, or trans communities who want extra income, real skills, and a way into community health work.

What You Do

One 90-minute training. Then recruit from your network — navigating people to HIV testing, PrEP, mpox vaccination, and care. Ongoing, in your neighborhood.

Why It Matters

Peer-led outreach works, and the skills carry. Outreach, navigation, and community health experience you can put on a resume.

How It Works

Your Peer Connector Journey

1

Reach Out

Connect with the CONNECTEDBoston team. Tell us about yourself, your neighborhood, and your network.

2

Attend Training

A 90-minute session on Zoom. We cover how the pay works, what MAC offers your community, HIV, PrEP, mpox, doxy, and how to have real conversations. Join from anywhere.

3

Become a Peer Connector

Come into 9 Palmer St to pick the first people you want to reach and set up your outreach. This part is in person, and this is where you start earning.

4

Navigate Your Network

Recruit from your community. Walk them through booking their appointment. Be the person who shows up — and follows up.

5

Earn as You Go

Get paid $25 for every person who completes testing, plus $25/hr for paid event and outreach shifts. This is ongoing — the more people you connect, the more you earn.

CONNECTEDBoston Community Peer Connector
Who Becomes a Peer Connector

Someone
Just Like You.

You don't need a degree or a title. You need a network, a neighborhood you care about, and the drive to show up for your people. We pay you for the rest.

90min
One training session
$25/hr
Paid outreach and event shifts
$25
Per person who completes testing
Choose Your Date
August 2026 Cohort

Next Training Dates

These are 90-minute info sessions and they run online, so you can join from wherever you are. Both cover the same thing: how the pay works, what the job is, and how to get started. Pick a date and register below.

Thursday — August Cohort
August 13
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Where: Online, on Zoom
Link comes to you after you register
Hosted by: MAC / CONNECTEDBoston
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Thursday — August Cohort
August 27
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Where: Online, on Zoom
Link comes to you after you register
Hosted by: MAC / CONNECTEDBoston
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Community group session

Trusted Voices.
Real Connections.
Lasting Change.

This is a real paid opportunity — and it's open to you. We're looking for connected people in Boston who want to use their networks to bring HIV testing, PrEP, and care to those who need it most. No prior experience required. Just your relationships, your community, and the drive to show up.

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Real Pay. Real Work.

This Is a Paid
Side Job.

Peer Connectors get paid every time they connect someone to care — HIV testing, PrEP, mpox vaccination. The more active you are in your neighborhood, the more you earn.

$25
Per person who completes
testing or care services
$25/hr
For paid event &
outreach shifts
$10
For the community member
who gets tested
There is no cap. Refer four people who get tested and that is $100. Work an event and that is paid by the hour. Peer Connectors also get first look at part-time outreach roles at MAC as they open up.
Sign Up

Register as a Peer Connector

Complete the short form below to officially sign up. Spots are limited.

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Meet the Team

Who's Leading the Way

MAC

Cohort Facilitator

Program Facilitator

Leads the August training sessions with a community-centered approach, bringing lived experience to every room.

MAC

Peer Connection Coordinator

Recruitment & Intake

Manages all Peer Connector intake and registration. Email connected@mac-boston.org to start your registration.

MAC

Cohort Facilitator

Program Director

Leads Peer Connector training and onboarding as Program Director of CONNECTEDBoston.

About Us

CONNECTEDBoston at MAC

MAC (Multicultural AIDS Coalition) is a Boston-based organization committed to health equity for communities of color. CONNECTEDBoston is our HIV prevention and care program — built by and for the community it serves.

Learn more at mac-boston.org →