“I HAVE LEARNED TO PUT MYSELF IN OTHER PEOPLES SHOES AND TO SEE WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE.”

“THIS PROCESS WAS HELPFUL BECAUSE IT ALLOWED MY DAUGHTER AND ME TO OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION AGAIN, AND IT ALLOWED HER TO MAKE AMENDS FOR HER ACTIONS.”

“I HAVE GROWN UP THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND REALIZE THAT MY ACTIONS WEREN’T ACCEPTABLE THAT NIGHT.”

“THE FACILITATORS WERE VERY WELCOMING AND UNDERSTANDING, AND IT FELT RELIEVING TO GET SO MANY THINGS OFF MY CHEST IN THE GROUP MEETING. THE EXPERIENCE HELMED ME TREMENDOUSLY AND ALLOWED ME TO DEVELOP A MUCH MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE”

“BEING ABLE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THOSE RESPONSIBLE, AND TO SEE AND HEAR THE AUTHENTIC APOLOGIES FROM BOTH THE YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS, WAS INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL.”

“I FEEL THAT BECAUSE I CHOSE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, I WAS TRULY ABLE TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT IT HAD ON ME. IT MADE IT EASIER TO MOVE PAST THIS CIRCUMSTANCE BY LOOKING THEM IN THE EYE AND SEEING THEIR FAMILY AS WELL.”

“I APPRECIATE THE SECOND CHANCE AND ABILITY TO FIX MY MISTAKES WITH MEANINGFUL WORK THAT CORRESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THEM. I’M SURE I WILL COME THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH MORE GRATITUDE, DISCIPLINE, RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR WHAT I HAVE IN LIFE.”

“RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HELPED ME CONNECT WITH LIFELINE OUTREACH, WHICH HAS CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE AND MY VIEW ON LIFE. IT SHOWED ME THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE, AND THAT I HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD AND HELPING TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE.”

“BEING PART OF THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROCESS HAS FOSTERED PERSONAL GROWTH, EMPATHY, AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF RECONCILIATION AND HEALING.”