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CENTER MISSION

Community Justice Center seeks to advance community safety, shared responsibility, and healing through evidence-based programming, research, and community-wide training.

center Nine hallmarks

  1. A community-based agency with experienced practitioners, educators, staff and governing board representative of the diversity of the community served.  Restorative services include circle processes, family group conferencing, mediation, victim offender dialogues, restorative institutional programs, and reentry services. 
  2. Engaging trained community volunteers as providers of services that are open to all persons in Fresno County.  
  3. Providing direct access to the public through self and community agency referrals, striving to reduce barriers to service including physical, linguistic, cultural, programmatic and economic.  
  4. Providing service to community members regardless of their ability to pay.  
  5. Providing services and hiring for persons of any race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender orientation, family responsibilities, educational background, political affiliation, criminal conviction, source of income, or any other barriers.   
  6. Providing a forum for dispute resolution at the earliest stage of conflict.  
  7. Providing a restorative alternative to the punitive system at any stage of a conflict.  
  8. Initiating, educating, and facilitating collaborative community relationships to effect positive transformative systemic change.  
  9. Engaging in public awareness, education, training, advocacy, and research about the values and practices of restorative initiatives, peacebuilding and community well-being. 

*Member of the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)  

CJC Programs

Adult Reentry Program

Youth Diversion Program

Youth Diversion Program


RESTORATIVE REENTRY SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT


COSA Fresno works with individuals who plan to parole to Fresno, CA seeking a restorative community and a circle of support in their reentry journey. COSA is an evidence-based program that fosters successful reentry to returning citizens, reduces recidivism, and promotes community in a prosocial environment.

Youth Diversion Program

Youth Diversion Program

Youth Diversion Program

VORP partners with Fresno County courts and probation to divert youth who are arrested and charged out of the criminal justice system. VORP  is for youth who commit lower level offenses for the first time. The Center facilitates a restorative justice process with the victim, offender, family members and others to repair harm caused by crime.

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