Community Mediation Services Inc

COMMUNITY MEDIATION & RESTORATIVE SERVICES, INC IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF OUR COMMUNITY TO RESPECTFULLY RESOLVE CONFLICT AND REPAIR HARM.

HOUSING SERVICESCOMMUNITY MEDIATION & RESTORATIVE SERVICES PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HOUSING STABILITY MEDIATION AND NAVIGATION SERVICES, WORKING TO IMPROVE HOUSING STABILITY IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. LIFTING UP THE COLLECTIVE WISDOM OF OVER 20,000 RENTER-OWNER MEDITATIONS, CMRS IS STRATEGICALLY MOVING SERVICES UPSTREAM AND COLLABORATIVELY ADDRESSING THE RESOURCE RUNAROUND BY INCREASING COLLABORATION AMONG RESOURCE PROVIDERS - INTEGRATING FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND MEDIATION RESOURCES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDTIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE.WITH A MULTILINGUAL TEAM OF HOUSING NAVIGATORS - INCLUDING AMPACT AMERICORPS MEMBERS - AND TRAINED MEDIATORS SERVING IN THE COMMUNITY AND COURT, CMRS IS HELPING RENTERS TO IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPROVE THEIR SITUATIONS AND HELP CONNECT THEM WITH THEIR PROPERTY OWNERS TO COMMUNICATE AND CREATE PATHWAYS FORWARD. YOUTH SERVICESCMRS YOUTH SERVICES ARE GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT ALL YOUTH ARE WORTHY, CAPABLE, AND RELATIONAL. WE WORK WITH SCHOOLS TO INCREASE THEIR COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND REPAIR HARM. USING THE CIRCLE PROCESS, BASED ON INDIGENOUS WAYS OF BEING, WE WORK WITH YOUTH AND SCHOOLS TO HOLD SPACES AND CONVERSATIONS WHERE YOUTH CAN PARTICIPATE IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR THEM AND RESPOND TO CONFLICT AND HARM. WE ALSO WORK WITH JUVENILE COURT, THE HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DIVERT YOUTH FROM THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROCESSES DESIGNED TO MERGE SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. BUILDING ON OUR WORK TO CREATE RESTORATIVE SCHOOLS, CMRS TRAINS STAFF IN HOW TO IMPLEMENT RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND CULTURE IN THE WORK THEY ALREADY DO. COURT AND COMMUNITY MEDIATION SERVICES AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICESGROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT PEOPLE CAN RESOLVE THEIR OWN CONFLICTS, CMRS WORKS WITH COURT PARTNERS TO ALLOW DISPUTANTS TO CO-CREATE THEIR AGREEMENTS. WE PROVIDE MEDIATION SERVICES AT ALL STAGES OF DISPUTES - BEFORE A COURT FILING, DURING A COURT HEARING, AND FOLLOWING A COURT HEARING. CMRS MEDIATORS ARE IN HOUSING AND HARASSMENT COURTS AND HELP PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FAMILY, CONCILIATION, PROBATE, AND DISTRICT COURT DISPUTES. CMRS ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED MEDIATION AND RESTORATIVE SERVICES, HELPING PEOPLE HAVE DIFFICULT AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS. THROUGH MEDIATION, PARTICIPANTS CAN HEAR AND BE HEARD AND CO-CREATE AGREEMENTS THAT FIT THEIR UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. THROUGH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, PARTICIPANTS BUILD COMMUNITY AND REPAIR HARM. SERVICES ADDRESS SITUATIONS INVOLVING NEIGHBORS, FAMILIES, WORKPLACES, BUSINESSES, AND CUSTOMERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. CMRS ALSO FACILITATES LARGE GROUP CONVERSATIONS AND SPEARHEADS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS SECTORS. CMRS SERVES AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL MENTOR OR FISCAL SPONSOR - SUPPORTING MISSION-ALIGNED WORK OF GEOGRAPHICALLY OR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN CREATING STATEWIDE ACCESS TO SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY MEDIATION MINNESOTA. SPECIFICALLY, CMRS SERVES AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF RESTORATIVE AND MEDIATION PRACTICES (RAMP), A COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. SOCIAL WORK, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW DEGREES.