GOOD SHEPHERD MEDIATION PROGRAM

5356 Chew Ave.
Philadelphia, PA  19138
Phone: (215) 843-5413
Fax: (215) 843-2080
Web:  www.phillymediators.org

Executive Director:  Cheryl Cutrona, Esq.

Mission:

The Good Shepherd Mediation Program, established in 1984, is a neighborhood justice center located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. People in conflict come to the Mediation Program to resolve their disputes through mediation.

Our mission is to empower Philadelphia community residents to creatively search for meaningful and lasting solutions to their conflicts without resorting to crime or violence.

Programs and Services:

Good Shepherd Mediation Program is a nonprofit organization that currently includes the following components: Community Mediation; Conflict Coaching; the Family Passages Initiative designed to serve families in transition (e.g., mediation and family group conferences for issues involving parents and youth; custody and divorce; partnership dissolution; and the elderly); Juvenile Justice Initiatives (e.g., diversion programs for juvenile offenders); and Training and Consulting. The training and consulting services include: mediation orientation; adult mediator training; youth peer-mediation training and school-based program implementation; conflict resolution; meeting facilitation; anger management; community peacemaking; collaboration building for community empowerment; and dealing with differences.