As part of our Community Mediation Program we also offer family and friends the opportunity to work out conflicts they are experiencing.

When family members struggle with particular issues of conflict, they are often deep rooted and have been affecting the family for many years. This type of conflict is hard to resolve within the family as everyone has a vested interest in the conflict. With the assistance of trained community volunteers, our program can assist families in working through the conflict so that they once again be a family that is able to be together without the conflict playing a major role in their lives.

Friends often struggle with conflict as well. You want to be together and value the friendship but are having trouble getting past your current conflict. Our mediators are able to assist you in working the conflict through so that you can remain friends.

Mediators will meet with each party involved to hear from their perspective, learn what the major issues are for each party, and help the parties explore possible outcomes of the mediation session. Once the parties and the mediators agree that this case is appropriate to go to mediation, then a mediation is set up. All parties are able to hear what the other party is thinking and feeling and work together to come up with an agreement that is suitable for all parties.

This program is funded through Resolve’s United Way and Region of Waterloo funding.