KWCF Home Share Grant
$18,000 KW Community Foundation grant mobilizes CJI to support those looking to Home Share Community Justice Initiatives’ Elder Mediation Services program is expanding to include a Waterloo Region Home Share support program! […]
Senior’s Month
June was Senior’s Month, so we wanted to shine a light on some of the amazing volunteers and participants we are privileged to work with in our Elder Mediation Services […]
It’s Time for a Restorative Worldview
While we are thankful that the Derek Chauvin verdict has diffused some tensions, celebrating this outcome presents a significant dilemma for advocates and practitioners of Restorative Justice. The criminal justice […]
6 Ways to Respond to Conflict – Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of “6 Ways to Respond to Conflict”, click here. As we established in our previous post, conflicts are bound to happen even in the best […]
6 Ways to Respond to Conflict
After almost a year of social isolation, physical distancing, and world-wide uncertainty, we are seeing higher levels of conflict. This is understandable, as partners, families, and roommates are spending increased […]
Stride’s statement on COVID-19
In light of the ever-increasing risks presented by COVID-19, Stride supports the release of low-risk prisoners to the community. We know that there are significant challenges associated with the reintegration […]
Being a Social in a Time of Isolation
I am an introvert and you may think this time of isolation is an introvert’s paradise, and yet I crave human contact. This is true regardless of the fact that […]
Family Centered Programs
At CJI, we offer a number of programs that adapt the principles of restorative practices to work with families experiencing conflict and/or change; this group of programs is known as […]
Visiting the Inside
“A person is a person through other persons; you can’t be human in isolation; you are only human in relationships.” – Rev. Desmond Tutu I first meet the Stride volunteers […]
The reKINdle Project
On a beautiful October afternoon, a group of community partners, supporters along with residents and staff of the Village of Winston Park gathered to recognize the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Support […]