2014 Annual Report

Citizens for Community Justice, Inc.
(dba) Community Justice & Mediation Center
“Healing Harm from Conflict and Crime “
2014 Annual Report
Staff
205 South Walnut Street
Suite 16
Bloomington, Indiana 47404
Phone: (812) 336-8677
Email: Cjam@cjamcenter.org
Web: www.cjamcenter.org
Susan A. Burton
Executive Director
Ed Greenebaum
Director of Programs
Community Mediation Case Manager
Nick Philbeck
Restorative Justice Case Manager
Ben Wendell
Administrative Assistant
Income & Expenses
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Board of Directors
John Alme, President
Edwin Greenebaum
Income: $73,826
Donna Hackney, Treasurer
Donations
$30,696
Training & Fees
$10,755
Sam Kazdan
Grants/Contracts
$32,375
Susan Klein
Valeri Haughton
Jody Madeira
Expenses: $72,574
Vanessa Roberts, Vice President
Direct Services
J.L. Siefers
Roberta Wysong, Secretary
24%
45%
Administration
Committee Members
Terry Amsler
31%
Jane Beers
Fundraising
Emily Hughes
Nancy Lumbley
Brittani Wilson
Annual Report 1
Thank You to Our 2014 Donors
In-Kind Donors
John Alme and Leah Peck
Bloomington Bagel Company
Bloomington Brewing Company
Cardinal Stage Company
Joan Caulton
City Style Salon
Culligan
Darn Good Soup
The Game Preserve
Ed Greenebaum
Indiana University Tennis Center
Samuel Kazdan
Sylvia King
Susan Klein & Robert Agranoff
Kroger
Nancy and Bill Lumbley
Shannon and Ed Martin
MIRA Hair Salon and Spa
Oh Well! Inc
Oliver Winery
Vanessa Roberts
Spaah!
Tivoli Fashions
Roberta Wysong
Donors
James and Sharon Ackerman
Patricia and Gates Agnew
*Terry and Lisa Amsler
Robert Arnove and Toby Strout
Eleanor Baker
Beverly Diane Ballard
Baxter Pharmaceuticals
*Jane and Van Beers
Henry and Ernestine Berman
Brian Besser
John R. Bethell
Bloomington Lions Club
Charlotte Daniel & Kenneth Brashaber
James and Anne Bright
Penny Githens and Edward Buffie
*The Burton Group
†Kelly Carson and Virgil Sauder
Joan Caulton
†Allison Chopra
Daniel and Deborah Conkle
William Coulter
Flo Davis
Delta Theta Tau Sorority Inc.
Michael and Mary Ellen Diekhoff
David and Katherine Dilcher
Jon and Anne Dilts
John and Catherine Dvorak
Thomas and Cindy Duffy
Susan Eastman
Margaret Emmert
Malcolm and Ruth Fleming
Amy Foust
Chris Gaal
*Ed Greenebaum
Diane and Thomas Gregory
Rachel D. Guglielmo
Greg Haas and Dorothy Glanzer
Elsa Harik
*Valeri Haughton-Motley
Christopher and Anne Haynes
Roger and Nancy Heimer
David and Elsa Heise
Diane Henshel
Pamela J. Hensler
Hollie Hirst
Deborah Hutton
Elton F. Jackson
Martin and Linda Kaplan
Lillian Kazdan
*Samuel and Phyllis Kazdan
Bruce Kell
†Iris Kiesling
*Susan Klein and Robert Agranoff
Jean C. Langbak
Alice Leake
Veronica Lenard
Don and Rita Lichtenberg
Nancy and Bill Lumbley
*Jody Madeira
Annual Report 2
Robert and Suzanne Mann
Phyllis Martin
Wain Martin
Thomas and Susan McGlasson
*Mennonite Fellowship of
Bloomington
Marvin and Mary Miller
Mrs. Norma L. Miller
Lisa-Marie Napoli
David and Martha Nord
Lloyd Orr and Jackie Hall
Harriet Pfister
Patti Pizzo
Dustin Plummer
*Vanessa Roberts
Susan Sandberg
Carol M. Seaman
Robert and Linda Shanks
*Sherwood Oaks Christian Church
Kathleen Ann Sideli
Siefers Law Office
†Ingrid Skoog
Allyson Smerud
Ann Deitchman-Smith & Michael
Smith
†Jeanne Speakman
Janet Stavropoulos
Mark Stoops
Suzanne Sturgeon
Viola and George Taliaferro
Kenneth Todd
United Way of Monroe County
Walmart Foundation
Ben and Meredith Wendell
Marcy Wenzler
David White
Judith and Lee Witt
Roberta Wysong
Sharon Yarber
*Charlotte and Paul Zietlow
* Table Sponsors
† Sustaining donors
Volunteers and Program Outcomes
2014 Volunteers & Interns
Ann Adamson
John Alme
Sarah Bennett
Jane Beers
Ken Crenshaw
Cole Dial
Our Volunteer Numbers Continue to Grow
Pablo Escobedo
Mara Gonzales Souto
Ed Greenebaum
Danielle Heckman
Emily Hughes
Jessica Jacoby
Elle Jones
Alyssa Julian
Anastasia Kilmer
Nancy Lumbley
Shannon Martin
Stephanie McGee
Erin Mihalik
Jeane Novotny
Vanessa Roberts
J.L.Siefers
Daniel Nau
Cody Philpott
Bob Shanks
Angela Spencer
Caroline Stephens
Ali Tinkham
Charlotte Willian
Roberta Wysong
Mara, STEP & VORP
2014 was a productive and energizing year for the Community
Justice & Mediation center (CJAM).
This is especially reflected in the increase of our active
volunteers:
2012 – 7 volunteers
2013 –12 volunteers
2014 – 22 volunteers and 8 interns
These dedicated individuals contributed more than 780 hours of
their time on behalf of CJAM. Our paid staff also grew from 1
to 3; 1 full time and 2 quarter time staff members dedicated a
total of 4,560 hours, which allowed us to serve more than 300
clients. Because clients increased 19% in 2014, we decided to
expand our physical space to include a second mediation room.
So in September, we negotiated a discounted lease with our
landlord (Jones, McGlasson and Freitag) and now have two
mediation rooms for a total of four suites. This additional space
will allow us to serve more clients in a timely way.
Caroline and Pablo, Marketing
& Development
Remy, Community
Mediation
School Mediation
CJAM received a call from a middle school in Monroe County
Community School Corporation about a case in which they needed our
help. They remembered how we were successful in the schools years ago.
That call turned into two more requests for mediation. Because of the
success we have had in these cases, a Memorandum of Understanding
between CJAM and MCCSC is now being negotiated for 2015.
Nancy Lumbley, School & VORP
Mediator
3 Cases referred (13 youth served, 6 staff served)
34 Interviews
22 w/ youth
12 w/ staff
7 Mediation sessions (all w/ youth)
7 Agreements reached
7 Days spent on-site at schools
Annual Report 3
Volunteers and Program Outcomes cont’d…
Victim & Offender Restoration Program (VORP)
Since 1995, VORP has worked to empower victims of crime to have a voice in
the justice process and to hold offenders accountable for the harm they caused
and restore relationships with victims. Through the VORP process, offenders
learn from their experiences, make better choices in their lives and reach
agreements with victims and the community.
# of cases referred:
Referral Sources:
Juvenile Probation: 35
Adult Probation:
3
Lawyer:
1
Self-Referred:
3
Cases with agreements/personal plans:
Cases remaining open in 2015:
Cases worked on in 2014:
Total persons served:
Nick Philbeck, Restorative Justice
Case Manager
42 (36 juveniles, 6 adults)
25
27
70
84 (victims, offenders, family)
Shoplifting & Theft Education Program (STEP)
STEP is an offense specific program which helps participants identify the
feelings, thoughts, and actions that led them to shoplift and how to make
better choices in the future.
# of cases referred:
146
Referral Sources:
Pre-Trial Diversion: 76
Adult Probation:
30
Juvenile Probation: 15
Public Defender:
21
Court:
4
Completed Program:
120
Cases remaining open in 2015:
26
# of cases referred:
Referral Sources:
Self-referred: 25
Lawyer:
6
Small claim:
13
Court:
2
Intakes/initial interviews:
Cases referred out:
# of mediation sessions:
Coached/staff resolved
Agreements reached:
Jeanne Novotny, Mediator
Community Mediation
46
Community Mediation is an
accessible conflict resolution service.
Trained volunteer mediators facilitate
constructive conversations to assist
parties in reaching agreements that
best meet their needs.
21
3
7
1
5
Ed Greenebaum, Community
Mediation Case Manager
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