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Statewide Partnerships Through Community Mediation Center Grant Program, Madhawa Palihapitiya, Rosalind Cresswell Apr 2015

Statewide Partnerships Through Community Mediation Center Grant Program, Madhawa Palihapitiya, Rosalind Cresswell

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The Community Mediation Center Grant Program is administered by the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration to advance the public mission of community mediation in the Commonwealth.


Youth Violence/Conflict Prevention Mini Grants, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston Apr 2014

Youth Violence/Conflict Prevention Mini Grants, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston

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As part of the Community Mediation Center Grant Program, the MA Office of Public Collaboration (MOPC) in FY 2014 awarded four community project grants on youth violence/conflict prevention under a Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework, which includes peer mediation and other youth-focused conflict resolution in schools, communities, and/or families. Four community mediation centers from across Massachusetts were awarded $34,000 to carry-out these projects in partnership with a municipality/municipal entity. An example is the project by Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC) in Cambridge, who in partnerships with the Cambridge Police Department and the Department of Human Services has so far trained …


Massachusetts Community Mediation Center Grant Program, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston Apr 2013

Massachusetts Community Mediation Center Grant Program, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston

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The CMC Grant Program was established in FY 2013 to provide state operational funding to community mediation centers that provide services through trained volunteers to primarily low-income citizens for a wide-range of family, neighborhood and community conflicts.


The Massachusetts Community Mediation Centers Program, Madhawa Palihapitiya, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston Apr 2012

The Massachusetts Community Mediation Centers Program, Madhawa Palihapitiya, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston

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As part of the public service mission of UMASS Boston, the MA Office of Public Collaboration (MOPC) partnered with the Community Mediation Coalition of Massachusetts in compiling a research study and design for a Community Mediation Centers Grant Program to increase sustainability, scope and quality of Massachusetts community dispute resolution as a mechanism for increasing access to justice for all Massachusetts communities.


The Parent Mediation Program – A Pathway To Cooperative Parenting, Mette Kreutzmann, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston Apr 2012

The Parent Mediation Program – A Pathway To Cooperative Parenting, Mette Kreutzmann, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston

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The Parent Mediation Program is a community-based program for parents who are no longer able to live together but still want to co-parent. The Program partners with five Community Mediation Centers. Funding is provided by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Division through a child access and visitation grant from the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.