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Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice Partnership"Promoting reconciliation and healing within our youth and our community"A joint project with Seward Neighborhood Group and Longfellow Community Council Located at: Seward Neighborhood Group Please contact Michele at 612-338-6205 ex. 108 or Michele@sng.org for a current schedule of meetings. Crime damages people, communities, and relationships. If crime is about harm, then justice should emphasize repairing the harm. Our Mission is to build community by providing the opportunity to repair harm by involving the victim, offender, and community in solutions that promote healing, accountability, and reconciliation. Our Process gives everyone a voice and creates opportunities to make things as right as possible. It is used as an alternative form of discipline, diversion from court, or support for a youth returning from the corrections system. Offenders are held accountable and given the opportunity to make amends. Conferences are structured face-to-face meetings between youth offenders, victims, their support people, and community members. These offer the community a better way to address crime and disciplinary problems. Conferences are typically one-time events. Circles are a storytelling process. Every person has his or her story and every story has a lesson to offer us. People heal and touch one another's lives through their stories. Circles often include continued sessions. What we do…our target clients are youths who are 18 and under in the Seward, Longfellow Cooper, Howe and Hiawatha neighborhoods and the 55406 zip code area. Our program is completely voluntary. Repairing the Harm In addition, we conduct Peacemaking Circles with referrals from community block clubs, parks, businesses, and schools. These help resolve conflict, prevent and reduce violence, and are used to intervene in harmful events. Making Things Right When we work with youth we can make a big difference in their lives. We believe in the possibilities of their positive contributions to our community. Through this process our community has a voice and can make things right. We invite you to join us… If you are interested in having a restorative justice process available, volunteering, or have any questions please contact:
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