Annual Report Summary

Our Mission

We are committed to developing the capacity of our community to respectfully manage and resolve conflict.

Major Programs

Service Areas

*Contains $29,170 in in-kind support from AmeriCorps positions. Breakdown on the right.

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Program Area	990 Revenue	Americorps	Total
Community-based Mediation Services	$ 48,758	$ 7,292	$ 56,050
Juvenile Mediation Services	$ 44,043	$ 14,586	$ 58,629
Court-based Mediation Services	$ 51,425		$ 51,425
Mediation and Restorative Justice Training	$ 21,299	$ 7,292	$ 28,591
TOTAL	$165,525	$ 29,170	$ 194,695

2008 Board of Directors

Richard Krambeer - President	Katie Pearson - Vice President
Jonathan Levy - Treasurer	Carol Habstritt - Secretary

Bob Burlingame - Director	Roger Gilmore - Director
Derek Goodwater - Director	Art Green - Director
Marco Gutiérrez - Director	Tom Klevorn - Director
Gary LaPalme - Director	JoAnne F. Lewellen - Director
Katherine Merkel - Director	Joan Molenaar - Director
Sean Rahn - Director	Mamadee Sesay - Director
Andrew Silverstein - Director

Accomplishments

Of the 89 youth referred to CMS, 91% successfully completed Juvenile Court diversion.
91% Students who participated in school-based mediations indicated that mediation “helped me make a good decision” and 95% indicated “following this agreement will help resolve conflict”.
91% of student-student mediations resulted in agreement.

Doubled the number of mediators serving in Housing Court, allowing more time to address cases growing in complexity.
In Housing Court 467 mediations resulted in the avoidance of a court-ordered eviction.
In Harassment Court 46 mutually acceptable solutions to difficult situations.
In Conciliation Court 95% of participants “would recommend mediation to others”.

Of 458 Community-based mediations 94% resulted in agreements.
96% of Participants of Community-based mediations agreed “mediation was safe and respectful” and 94% thought “mediation was beneficial”.

Of 664 Housing-related mediations 91% resulted in agreements.
98% of those who participated in Housing-related mediations agreed that “the mediation process was fair” and “would recommend mediation to others”.