We here at Community Mediation of St. Mary's County take pride in serving our community. Which is why we offer a helping hand to those who are need of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services in our community. We remove financial barriers by providing all of our services at no cost to our community. It is through grants and generous community members that we are able to sustain our programs and keep the doors open. 

To help raise money we started our Helping Hand Drive! It takes all of us to support and strengthen our community, which is why were asking you to lend a helping hand. We have four different program areas that anyone could support. Family/Neighborhood Mediation, School Based Services, Community Dialogue, and Prison Re-Entry. The support we received in part go towards basic training for apprentice mediators and advanced training for current mediators. Additional funds will help provide supplies and materials necessary for each program.

To kick off our Helping Hand Drive we participated in #GivingTuesday. Though we received many generous donations, we were still accepting donations through the end of the year to help reach our goal of $10,000. Now that the new year has rolled around, we have ended our Helping Hand drive. We are pleased to announce we could reach 80% of our goal! Thanks to our generous donors who helped support us and make a difference in our community. 

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Though we have ended our Helping Hand Drive, we are always looking for more generous donations. At the top of the page, there is a donation button. Please feel free to lend us a helping hand again to continue providing our services to our community.

Family/Neighbor Mediation

Parent/teen, Siblings, Co-parenting plans, Elder care, Business disputes, Landlord/tenant, Peace Order

School Based Services

Conflict Management training (staff & student), IEP facilitation, Attendance mediation, Peer mediation

Community Dialogue

Community conference, Youth/Police dialogue circle, Large/small group facilitation, Forum moderation

Prison Re-Entry Program

Detention Center mediation; relationship mending, pre-release planning, post release recovery