Community Mediation Maryland

Description

Community Mediation Maryland's vision is for every Maryland citizen to have awareness of and access to affordable, high quality community mediation services.

Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process in which one or two neutral mediator(s) help two or more people find win-win solutions to their conflict. The process is implemented by volunteers who are professionally trained and are recruited to represent the diversity of the neighborhood they serve. The community mediators guide the participants through a process that helps them to first identify their issues and then generate their own solutions.

Community mediation in Maryland is provided by centers that are members of community and follow the guidance of the 10-point model of community mediation. Community Mediation Maryland centers offer free or sliding scale mediation services to local community members. These service are made possible by donations from community members, local businesses, grants from foundations, and the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO).