Mediation at Community Mediation Centers…
 

•  Is provided at no charge or on a sliding scale. No one is turned away for inability to pay.
• Gives people a chance to speak, to be heard, and to hear each other.
•  Provides an opportunity for people to understand each other and transform their relationship.
•  Ensures that participants make their own decisions about the   outcome of their conflict.
•  Assists people to develop long-term solutions that meet the needs of everyone involved.
• Occurs at a time and place convenient to the participants.
• Is facilitated by highly trained volunteers who represent the diversity of the community they serve.

 
What Types of Disputes Can I Bring to Mediation?

• Neighborhood disputes (such as noise, property, animals, and lifestyle differences) 
• Inter-Personal disputes (including assaults, harassment, love triangles, and strained friendships
• Employment disputes (such as co-worker disputes and supervisor/employee conflicts)
• Business disputes (including business/neighbor and business/customer)
• Family disputes (including couples, custody, siblings, cross-generational, and parent-teen conflicts)
• Landlord-tenant disputes
• Roommate/housemate disputes
• School disputes (such as those among students and/or between parents, staff, and administration
• Neighborhood association disputes
• Land use disputes

Click here to contact your local mediation center for more information.