Get Involved: Conflict Transformation Works

Our wide range of community mediation-based services are available to all Fort Collins residents and City employees. Typical mediation cases include a variety of neighborhood and neighbor disputes, eviction mediation, landlord/tenant issues, facilitated conversation (larger group process), restorative mediations, Municipal Court-referred misdemeanor tickets, and internal City of Fort Collins workplace mediations. 

• Increase community safety by addressing crime restoratively - strengthen community relationships, improve understanding, and work to prevent future harms.
• Meet a victim’s needs through participating in a restorative process which centers their voice.
• Contribute your skills and desire to learn with a thriving group of volunteers and staff.

Volunteer Position Title (unpaid): Peer Representative, Restorative Justice Circles

Restorative Justice is a way of resolving crime in community. It works by bringing the people who are most impacted by crime [harmed person(s), responsible person(s) and community representatives] together to collaboratively answer these questions:

• Who was harmed and how?
• What needs to be done to make things right and who is responsible for that?

A peer representative volunteer participates in a Restorative Justice Circle to represent the youth and young adult community perspective and provide support.

Age Range:

• Youth: 14-17
• Young Adults: 18-25

Volunteer Support Staff:

• Dana Henderson; Public Engagement Specialist
• Mary-Claire Geiss; Restorative Justice Program Specialist