Vision for Lancaster Romeero Melendez is a young man referred to Advoz’s restorative justice program after a graffiti incident handled by local police and a Youth Aid Panel. He sat down to speak with Advoz about his experience with the justice system in a...
By Jake Rauchberg There was a buzz in the room. Between my excitement for my first Advoz program and the white noise engulfing the space, I could barely hear myself think. But it wasn’t the sort of buzz that you normally hear when you walk into a church on the...
By Skyler Gibbon, Advoz Intern Hearing his father’s stories around the dinner table inspired Elliot Martin to get involved with Advoz. “It sounded beautiful. There are really important principles of restorative justice. Needing to address the harm in conflict is...
By Skyler Gibbon, Advoz Intern Meet Tim and Elliot Martin, a father son duo volunteering with Advoz. After years of conversations about cases around the dinner table, Elliot decided to try it out for himself this spring. He joined the victim offender conferencing...
There are many ways one can contribute their time and skills to this work at Advoz! Calls continue into our office: conflicts, crimes, broken relationships. Can you answer this call for peacemakers in our community? We are looking for volunteers to help community...
