The Restorative CommUnity Coalition

~Reclaiming Lives and Livelihoods Since 2006~

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TESTIMONIALS… …

One of our clients:

A young woman, she had dozens of arrests and several years of prison behind her before she was 24 years old. She came to a meeting and said that she knew upon her last release, “that when I got out this time, I was either going to end up in prison for life, or I would be dead. Instead, I was referred to the Restorative Community Coalition by a friend.

“They asked me, ‘How can we help you? What do you need?’ That had never happened. Frankly, I didn’t know how to do this life. The Coalition changed my life forever. With one case manager and $1500 invested in me, I was able to break the pattern of abuse. I am now fully employed, reconnected to family, and love going to work!”

Another client, had 2o- years behind bars in his first 50 years of life. He could

“I had no way to understand anything other than rebellion, anger and abuse. I was raised in foster homes from the age of four. I dealt with so much violence, I didn’t know there was any other way – until I read a book on restorative justice. I was determined to find out how that could work. And so I brought the book to the Coalition.

They started listening to me, mentoring me, and I have changed my entire worldview about how things work! I got my drivers license at age 50, started doing various kinds of therapy and work…and I am working toward having my own home.

While it is not easy to live with my past habits, I am rebuilding my life. I no longer believe that life in prison is inevitable. Instead, I am building a future that I am very proud of, and that works for ME!“

GRANDMOTHER - NO PRIOR HISTORY OF INCARCERATION

“I was a professional under deep stress, and due to many business pressures an the betrayal of a family member, I ended up emotionally depressed and I was self-medicating. As a result I ended up in the system with a DUI for marijuana…and that started a nightmare of dealing with the justice system. I had no prior experience, and the trauma and deep emotional distress caused my mental health to deteriorate dramatically. With the mentoring I received, I have been able to reclaim my dignity, restore my world…I am forever grateful.”

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Coalition Reports

Noble Cause Corruption Reports
by Joy Gilfilen - August 24, 2018
This Noble Cause Corruption report is large - 196 pages. It is loaded here in three different PDF files since the files were cumbersome to email [...]
Appreciating Society Model
by Joy Gilfilen - August 19, 2018
In 2010, our Coalition hosted the Visionary Community Opportunities Conference to discover what the problems were that our community was facing [...]
IPRTF Report Phase 3
by Joy Gilfilen - August 10, 2018
IPR PTF Phase III Interim Report
Reverse Mass Incarceration – No Bigger Jails
by Joy Gilfilen - February 5, 2018
Implement Local Justice Reform Now
It's a better solution for taxpayers - Find Out Why!
After 8 years of research, our Coalition finally realized [...]
Noble Cause Corruption-PDC Report
by Joy Gilfilen - June 25, 2017
This Noble Cause Corruption report is large - 196 pages. It is loaded here in three different PDF files since the files were cumbersome to email [...]
No Bigger Jail – Discover Privateering
by Joy Gilfilen - June 25, 2017
Discover why Whatcom County is A Pioneer in jail reform.
Our Community refuses to endorse mass incarceration, because privateering is the [...]
Stop Punishing Taxpayers – Start Rebuilding Community Report
by Joy Gilfilen - September 7, 2015
Our Coalition produced this visionary report for the people after many people participated in a 10 year projects of looking at how to reverse the [...]