1. peer \ 'pier \ n one's equal
2. assistance \ as- sis - tance \ n giving aid; helping
3. leadership \ lead - er - ship \ n the ability to guide, lead or conduct

PAL® Peer Assistance and Leadership is an award winning, non-profit program providing effective training in "resiliency" strategies. The PAL® peer helping program combats problems such as violence in schools, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, gang participation and school dropouts by providing a critical line of defense both at school and in the home through building peer helping programs all across the United States of America.