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Mend Collaborative Featured on The Patchwork Collective
Unlikely Collaborators has given a grant of financial support to The Mend Collaborative for its Los Angeles-based programs. The Mend Collaborative provides opportunities for healing and transformation to victims and survivors of violence and incarcerated people by bringing together survivors of violence and those responsible for harm in restorative dialogues.
Mend Collaborative Featured on The Patchwork Collective
The Patchwork Collective Features The Mend Collaborative The Patchwork Collective provided initial funding to help The Mend Collaborative begin its work. Click to read this feature from them featuring our recent triumphs.
Meadow Fund Joins Mend Collaborative
Meadow Fund and Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a new partner in supporting the Mend Collaborative mission to ensure that all survivors and individuals impacted by violence and incarceration have access to quality restorative processes. We are encouraged by this partnership that has greatly expanded our ability to support and create space for healing in […]
Mend Collaborative collaborated with the GRIP Training Institute to co-host a Restorative Justice Symposium
We collaborated with the GRIP Training Institute to co-host a Restorative Justice Symposium at Mule Creek State Prison with survivors, GRIP and participants, Office of the Governor Parole and Commutations, Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services, Department of Justice, and other stakeholders.
Mend Collaborative Presented At The National Organization For Victim Assistance
Mend Collaborative presented at the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA’s) 49th Annual Training Event “Power of Connection” in New Orleans attended by nearly 2,000 victim assistance professionals from around the world.
Partnering With The Race, Gender, And Human Rights Fund At The East Bay Community Foundation
We are proud to announce our partnership with The Race, Gender, and Human Rights Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation.
Mend Collaborative Is Happy To Share That We Are A New Grantee-Partner Of GroW Annenberg
Through our partnership with GroW Annenberg, we will be able to provide expanded services to support more survivors through restorative justice processes, such as the Victim Offender Dialogue, the Surrogate Dialogue, and Day of Healing, throughout the state of California.
Day Of Healing Event At San Quentin State Prison
Mend Collaborative in collaboration with San Quentin News held a special Day of Healing at San Quentin State Prison an event that included survivors, community-based organizations, in-prison service providers, and the administration.
Mend Collaborative Attended The 2023 Smart Justice CA Policy Retreat
Mend Collaborative attended the 2023 Smart Justice CA Policy Retreat and Summit along with over forty legislators and advocates, and was invited to present in the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) about the importance of restorative justice and victim impact programs inside prisons.
Mend Collaborative Presented At The National Association Of Victim Assistance In Corrections (NAVAC)
Mend Collaborative staff Rebecca Weiker, Miguel Quezada, and Advisory Board Member Kim Jordan presented on the Victim Offender Dialogue model of co-facilitation between survivors of harm and formerly incarcerated individuals.