Once the Restorative Justice Conference has concluded, all of the parties sign the agreement. The following are examples of what might be included in an agreement:

 

Our Intervention Programs hold youth in conflict with the law accountable by providing restorative based programming, designed to prevent future delinquent and criminal behaviour. These intervention programs are designed for youth who struggle with issues of Theft, Vandalism, Graffiti, Bullying, Arson, Impaired Driving, Drug Awareness and Life skills.   

 

Our Intervention Programs

 

  • • Help youth take responsibility for their actions
  • • Address underlying issues which lead to their behaviour
  • • Help youth understand the impact of their behaviour on themselves and others
          • • Provide them with the tools necessary to make proactive choices in the future (such as how to deal with peer pressure)
  • • Discuss the legal consequences of their actions
  • • Illustrate how their future is impacted by the choices they make

 

Our programs are delivered in a group or individualized format.  We continue to develop new and innovative programs that address the needs of our youths.

 
 

Apology letter

 
 

Community Service Hours

Community Service enables young people to perform voluntary work in their community in order to compensate for the offence that they have committed. The number of hours required range from 10 to 200.

 

This program provides youth with the opportunity to give back to their community while developing their pro-social skills and self-confidence.  For more information please see our brochure

 

 

Graffiti Removal


 

Art Project


 

Research Project


 
 

Working in the Community Garden

 

In partnership with the Chatham-Kent Community Gardens and Western Area Youth Services (WAYS), Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent began a community garden in 2009. This project enables youth to perform their community service hours while getting back to nature and learning pro-social skills.

 

We were able to cultivate a large harvest of vegetables which was donated to the Outreach for Hunger program as well as other food banks and local churches. The success of this project was largely attributed to Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent’s dedicated volunteers.