TRANSFORMING CONFLICT & CULTURE
Many organizations and communities are navigating deep strain: fractured communication, interpersonal conflict, polarization, overwhelm, and disconnection.
We’re here to help. Restorative Justice Institute partners with organizations, schools, workplaces, and public institutions to navigate conflict, strengthen capacity, and build environments where everyone can thrive.
We are a nonprofit organization helping individuals, organizations, and communities create lasting change. Our services are relational, embodied, and tailored to needs.
Systems and programs that are trauma-informed, belonging-centered, and responsive to real-world complexity. We work with clients to change culture and create healthier patterns of resilience.
We create educational experiences that transform, blending practical tools and deep, relational skill-building for lasting change and growth
Conflict & Leadership Coaching
Relational, personalized, and flexible guidance helping individuals and groups to navigate conflict, open possibilities, and forge paths forward
Creating the conditions for honest dialogue, accountability, and repair through techniques that increase connection, understanding, and meaningful action
Moving beyond positional negotiation to address harm, power, and impact. We create space for accountability, mutual understanding, and agreements that support healthier relationships and lasting change
Stronger teams and organizational cultures equipped to transform conflict and address challenges before they escalate.
Relationships, leadership, and local infrastructure that communities need to navigate conflict and build lasting connection.
Restorative practices in education that strengthen belonging, accountability, communication, and the capacity to navigate conflict.
Restorative approaches to conflict, accountability, diversion, reentry, and community engagement alongside justice and public safety partners.
A Brief History of Restorative Justice
Restorative justice is both ancient and contemporary. While the modern field has a name, the practices themselves are centuries old and deeply rooted in indigenous ways of repairing relationships, restoring balance, and tending to communal wellbeing.
More Than a Mentorship Program: Boosting Student Belonging with Briana Mangram
In 2023, inside the halls of Ellenville Elementary, the sixth graders all said the same thing in their classrooms: “Ms. Mangram, I’m terrified of going to the Junior/Senior High School.” Despite the many classroom circles, teacher and administrator discussions, and
Navigating Medical Challenges With a Restorative Lens — with Roy Karp
Roy’s daughter Lucy was a micro-preemie born at 26 weeks gestation who spent her first five months in the Beth Israel NICU. She came home requiring a great deal of medical support, including 24/7 oxygen and pulse oximetry monitoring, as
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