Community Mediation, Inc. (CM), established in 1980, is a community-based conflict resolution program that uses both staff and trained volunteers to empower individuals, families, organizations and communities to resolve their own disputes. 

As our mission states, CM is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting peaceful communities and just relationships by enabling individuals, families, organizations and communities to resolve their conflicts themselves through mediation, dialogue, training, facilitation and education.   Locally, we collaborate with a broad range of organizations and provide staff, trained volunteer mediators and facilitators, and other resources to resolve disputes. 

What is Mediation?

Mediation is the use of trained neutral third parties to help people resolve their conflicts themselves.  Mediators help the parties express themselves, listen to each other, and work together to develop a solution that meets everyone’s needs. Mediators do not give advice, make suggestions, or decide who is right or wrong.  Mediation is confidential and completely voluntary.

What is Community Mediation?

In community mediation, mediation is provided by trained community mediators who represent the community.  Community mediation means neighbors helping neighbors to solve problems and resolve disputes. 

Community mediation can:
• Resolve disputes
• Empower disputants
• Make neighborhoods safer
• Make schools better
• Help government
• Improve communication skills
• Change relationships

What type of disputes do we mediate?
• Neighborhood disputes
• Tenant/landlord disputes
• Employee/employer conflicts
• Business/customer disputes
• Parent/teen conflicts
• Custody and visitation disputes
• Juvenile and school disputes
• Minor criminal incidents
• Public policy disputes

Just about any conflict can be addressed through community mediation.