Community Restorative Justice
Longmont Community Justice Partnership
For over 20 years, Longmont Community Justice Partnership (LCJP), now a program under BRITE Collaborative, has worked in partnership with the City of Longmont to provide pre-file restorative justice diversion.
This work continues and grows!
Our partnership with the City of Longmont isn’t going anywhere!
We’re still expanding access to Restorative Justice in Longmont and Boulder County!
We are so proud to have worked in close collaboration with the City of Longmont’s Public Safety and Probation Departments as well as Longmont Children, Youth, and Families to help build a more restorative Longmont. Over the last 30 years we have impacted over 15,000 lives with the power of Restorative Justice!
Our partnership collaborated to provide of the country’s first pre-file deflection programs for youth! Youth in our community are given second chances to learn from their mistakes and not be penalized for them. We deflect them from the life altering, punitive criminal justice system and prevent them from ever having any charges on their record. We utilize Community Group Conferencing, Your Story, Your Power and other group interventions to meet needs of harmed parties while providing better outcomes for those who are responsible.
So, Why BRITE Collaborative?
It’s simple. We want to bring more opportunities to Restorative Justice and restorative interventions to other cities!
We are working to Bring Restorative Interventions to Everyone.
After 30 years of this work…folks say we are experts. We can work with other Public Safety Departments and Municipalities and help them create their Community Restorative Justice programs. Interested? Learn and get in touch here!
Did You Know?
BRITE Collaborative was established in 1994 as Teaching Peace by a St. Vrain Valley Educator, Dr. Beverly B. Title. Dr. Title partnered early with Lana Leonard to begin addressing bullying behavior within the district. The early work on the organization was to utilize restorative tools and interventions to prevent suspensions and expulsions that Dr. Title knew was deeply impacting black and brown youth. So, in a way, we are returning to our roots.
Now, as BRITE Collaborative we can amplify our efforts o help other local and national cities and organizations build their own Community Restorative Justice programs. We can help not only cities and municipalities with this work, we can train individuals, parents, workplaces, and other to utilize restorative tools to strengthen the community fabric.
What Else Does BRITE CO Do?
Our Offerings Include:
Programs and Interventions
Restorative Mediation Facilitation
Community Group Conference Facilitation
Your Story, Your Power Facilitation
RESTORE for those impacted by theft
Trainings
Circle Practice Training
Restorative Conversations
Restorative Practices in Schools
Restorative Approaches to Parenting and more!