Downeast Restorative Justice believes in the power of social healing and interdependence. Relationships, respect, responsibility, repair, and reintegration are some of the key components in Restorative work.
We engage in community building conversations, from difficult conflicts to support circles, through our work of coaching, training and facilitation of circles.
The focus of the work we do is to help repair harmed relationships through equitable, non-punitive, non-adversarial, community-based justice.
“The underlying premise of restorative practices is that people are happier, more cooperative, more productive and more likely to make positive changes when those in positions of authority do things WITH them rather than TO them or FOR them.”
– The Restorative Practice Handbook, Costello and Wachtel
We are indebted to, and acknowledge the Indigenous roots of circle keeping which, here in Maine, remains a continuous live practice amongst the Wabanaki Confederacy, please visit: Wabanaki REACH