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Forgiveness, Redemption, and Restorative Justice
I sat in the very last row of the courtroom with my two sisters. We watched as the young teen ...
DRC & Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office Partner on New Restorative Justice Program
Ann Arbor, MI – The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with the Dispute Resolution Center, today announced the creation of ...
We Stand with the Black Community
Our country is in pain and mourning, not only from COVID-19 which has disproportionately affected black and indigenous communities, but ...
JOIN OUR TEAM!
***THIS JOB IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING**** The Dispute Resolution Center is a non-profit Community Dispute Resolution Program ...
Restorative Justice Youth Leadership Council 2019-2020
Dear Friends of the DRC, As our kids in our community are headed back to school, we wanted to update ...
Deep Gratitude for YOU!
On Thursday May 23, 2019, the DRC held a special event to honor and celebrate the hard work and dedication ...
In Memory of Dick Beedon
It is with great sorrow that we say goodbye to a long time friend of the DRC, Dick Beedon, and ...
Impact Award Celebration
Highlights from the 2016 Impact Award were featured in the Washtenaw County Edition of Legal News. Click here to review ...
DRC Supports Future Leaders of Our Community
The DRC is proud to support the great Restorative Work of the Students of Skyline High School!!! #Skysquad #GoSkyline #Classof2016 ...
Conflict in the workplace – Summer 2014 issue of ACResolution Magazine
"It is not unusual for individuals to advance to leadership roles based on core competencies that do not include effective ...
Why Mediation is a model for problem solving
Unresolved disputes can hurt economies or degrade the quality of life in a community. Belinda Dulin, executive director of The ...
The Diversity Project
Cultural identity is not always understood and dealt with effectively in the field of mediation. Race, gender, sexual orientation, age ...
Divorce and Separation
Mediation is less combative than litigation and helps to preserve the part of the relationship necessary to co-parent or re-address issues ...
Special Education Mediation
Issues which arise between parents of students with disabilities and school personnel are often challenging and emotional. Although everyone wants ...
Peacemaking Court
Peacemaking courts provide a model to replace the limitations of the adversarial system with more comprehensive, harmonious and balanced solutions ...
Facilitation
The DRC provides facilitation services to help foster meaningful group discussions and decision making. Our facilitators are superior because they know ...
Small Claims
The DRC has partnered with the 14A District Court to provide mediation services to all people who have a small ...
Our Mediators
The Dispute Resolution Center has over 130 trained volunteer mediators who conduct over 500 mediations a year donating over 1100 ...