National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) and Restorative Justice Community Action (RJCA): Restorative Listening Project

Community ADR

National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) and Restorative Justice Community Action (RJCA): Restorative Listening Project

Logos for NAFCM and RJCA
Logos for NAFCM and RJCA

The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) and Restorative Justice Community Action (RJCA) brought together their unique and complementary approaches to community-based problem solving at the request of the AAA-ICDR Foundation. The result is a restorative listening project design that is both nimble and flexible in helping community members discover their shared values and their shared vision for their community. This project design allows each local partner and their community to start from their place of ability and readiness to address a challenge that continues racial, ethnic, or economic marginalization in their community. This executive summary provides more information about their work.

Resources

Video and Podcast

Episode 4: The MRU is an innovative alternative response program that dispatches trained community mediators to handle lower-level emergency 911 and police calls across the City of Dayton. Since 2022, the AAA-ICDR Foundation has supported the creation and expansion of the MRU, funded a professional program evaluation, and helped develop an implementation guide for communities interested in launching similar initiatives.

Video and Podcast

Episode 2: How do we bring dispute resolution to everyone, not just those who can afford court? In this episode of the AAA-ICDR Foundation Podcast, American Arbitration Association President & CEO Bridget McCormack joins host Tracey Frisch to explore how the Foundation scales access to justice through mediation, community partnerships, and practical innovation.

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Episode 3: AAA-ICDR Foundation Executive Director Tracey Frisch sits down with Foundation Chair Bruce Meyerson to reflect on the Foundation’s origins, evolution, and impact.