Southeastern Dispute Resolution Services in Jackson needs mediators

Southeastern Dispute Resolution Service (SDRS) is looking for volunteer mediators to join the team in Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale, and Monroe counties, to help with small claims issues, tenant/landlord cases, contractual disputes or faulty repair complaints, probate issues, parenting time/divorce related issues, juvenile issues referred by the courts and broad range of school issues, including Special Education. Services have the greatest growth in school, Landlord Tenant and family matters; and volunteers are needed to work with a new School Peer Mediation/Restorative Justice projects and Landlord Tenant Clinic with the Jackson District Court. Mediator training takes 40 hours, including a 10-hour internship/observation period and several co-mediations. The next mediator training will be at United Way of Jackson, 536 N Jackson St. in Jackson, Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 20-22. Training rate is $150. For more information or to register contact Directors, Marc Stanley or Ron Brooks at (517) 990-0279 or mstanley@uwjackson.org, rbrooks@uwjackson.org. Published: Thu, Nov 06, 2014