Welcome to Partners in Restorative Initiatives!
Partners in Restorative Initiatives is a nonprofit community-based organization that provides advocacy, education, training and facilitation in Restorative Practices.
Our aim is to strengthen the community while repairing relationships through the utilization of Restorative Practices.
PiRI addresses the resolution of wrongdoing and the need to heal relationships in courts, schools, workplaces, families and neighborhoods. Restorative Practices encourage participants to support and understand one another while solving problems as we celebrate our similarities as well as our differences.
To learn more about PiRI’s work in Restorative Practices, follow the links on this page. Please join us in our work to make our community a more restorative community and a better place for everyone.
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Rochester Police Department begins a six month restorative justice pilot program –
In February Constable Sandie Hastings, an internationally recognized expert in restorative community policing, came to Partners in Restorative Initiatives to help train Rochester Police officers. The pilot program will focus on low level juvenile offenses, using restorative practices to address the crime and the harm done rather than referring the juvenile to the criminal justice system.
See story here RPD RJ pilot program
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Personal Testimonies:
A New Starting Point - by Karen M.
Accountability Circles Affecting Youth -by Lisa Barrett
Related Articles:
Can Restorative Justice Stop theSchoolhouse -to-Jailhouse Pipeline? -by Jeremy Adam Smith
Transforming a Troubled School - Bob Koeher
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“You will never know how important this circle has been for me. It feels like a big load has been lifted off my shoulders.”
- Local parent of juvenile offender
Circle Training Sessions.....
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PiRI is looking for volunteers to fill open positions, including on the Board of Directors. Click here for more information.
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Feel free to email us at office@pirirochester.org , we would love to hear from you.
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