Specifications include, but are not limited to: Seeking proposals from private non-profit and for-profit community organizations; faith based organizations, and culturally based organizations, interested in contracting with RUHS-BH to provide Peer Support and Resource Centers (“Centers”). These Centers are consumer-operated academy-like centers that provide mental health consumers with resources, knowledge, and experience to support the process of recovery from serious mental illness (SMI). The proposed services must be designed to serve the targeted areas and populations identified within the RFP. TARGET POPULATION CRITERIA Awarded contractor will provide the services described herein to Transition Age Youth, and to Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), and their families. Services and activities must address groups with specialized needs such as dually diagnosed, deaf, caregivers, gender specific, Spanish speaking, and LGBTQ. Individuals and their family/caregivers will be provided one-time or ongoing support.