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 […]