Community Mediation
Conflict is a part of every relationship and community. It is also an opportunity to understand each other better. Mediation resolves conflict non-violently, using dialogue to foster mutual respect and understanding.
“Mediation is a process in which an impartial third party facilitates communication and negotiation, and promotes voluntary decision making by the parties to the dispute.”
– Model Standards of Conduct of Mediators (American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, Association for Conflict Resolution)
- APADRC mediators and linguistically and culturally competent. We offer mediations in a variety of languages.
- You have more control over the process, as clients generate their own solutions.
- It is faster and less time consuming. We schedule mediations that fit your availability.
- Mediations are private and confidential.
- Telephone conciliation is available if face-to-face mediation is unwanted or impractical.
- Mediation empowers you with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage future conflicts.
The APADRC mediates many different kinds of mediations, including (but not limited to):
- Family Disputes (couples and marital issues, parent/child conflicts)
- Divorce mediation (to reach settlement and child custody agreements)
- Housing (landlord/tenant, neighbor/neighbor)
- Workplace (wage issues, employer/employee, co-worker disputes)
- Business (consumer/merchant, debt collection)
- Seniors (family issues, caretaker/patient)
- Organizational (within/between organizations)
To see if your case is appropriate for mediation, call the APADRC at (213) 250-8190 or contact us.
There is a $25 initiation fee. However, the APADRC will never turn a client away for lack of funds, and this fee may be waived.
Call the APADRC at (213) 250-8190 or start a case online.
CLIENT QUOTES
“The service from APADRC is amazing. I could not have resolved this issue alone. However, with the help of our mediator, he was able to make it happen and have all issues resolved. Our mediator is informative, prompt, and intelligent, not to mention caring and understanding. I was able to get my security deposit back from my landlord and resolve my utility issues with my agent/landlord. This service helped me understand that there is help out there, and getting the fair service I needed is only a phone call away. I would definitely use this service again and recommend it to friends and family that cannot resolve issues themselves.”
“The service helped me by reaching out to my neighbor in a non-threatening manner. It made it easier for both of us to communicate and reach a workable agreement. I would recommend APADRC to others and would use it again in the future. Thank you for your assistance.”
“I want to thank you so much for having such a professional person like our mediator. I felt helpless, but I thank you so much for having such a polite and extraordinary person. I absolutely will recommend Dispute Resolution programs to my family and friends. God bless you for what you do for the community.”
“The contractor did not pay me. And thanks to this service, you helped me very much to recuperate the wages. This is a great organization! This service is a great help to the Latin community, and needed because there is a lot of fear.”
“I would like to say thank you very much for this community, because my English not very much, but the people in this community try to help me very well. I very happy to say thank you to our mediator very much to help me in this case.”
“I am very pleased with the services and our mediators. I am glad that I found APADRC. My son and I can better communicate and come to understand each other. Our mediators took my son to a level of openness and caring that he is willing to talk and understand. It helped me look at my sons and love them more. Thanks to the people I met.”