Mission: To promote positive collaboration and active engagement, pcrc trains people to communicate and solve problems together, facilitates group meetings, builds skills for public participation and assists people in conflict to develop mutually acceptable agreements.
Programs: The organization helped individuals and groups in san mateo county address and resolve disputes through conciliation, mediation and facilitation services. The organization promoted and supported the engagement of individual community members with public agencies and in public decision-making forums. This includes convening and facilitating community meetings, training people in skills essential for leadership and community building, and building positive partnerships between community members and institutions such as schools, law enforcement and city and county government departments. The organization trained elementary, middle and high school students and adults in conflict resolution and communication skills and provided intensive youth violence prevention initiatives in schools and neighborhoods at risk of gang involvement or other types of violence.
As a call-intake volunteer, Lots of people call PCRC who are very upset about some disagreeable interaction they are having with someone else. I have had many opportunities to be a calm objective listening post and I always feel satisfied with the opportunity I have to help some very upset people find a manageable way forward. Because I came to PCRC after a serious depressive episode in my life, I appreciated the friendly approach they exhibited in training me and I found that helping other people really does bring more benefits to me than it does to the person I have helped. These all sound like cliches but they are true. I am personally grateful to PCRC for helping to give me the training and the opportunity to help other people.
Sincerely,
Carmala Walgren
I have been a volunteer with the PCRC for about 15 years and have seen it grow from a valuable service for resolving neighborhood disputes to a much broader community resource. From training kindergarteners to solve conflicts (and thereby their parents) to easing school bullying, preventing gang violence, building strong neighborhoods, and facilitating difficult ciy/county issues PCRC has become an essential element in civic peace.
Paul
Professional with expertise in this field
08/16/2008
Rating: 5
08/16/2008
The Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center is a five-star organization built upon the quality and dedication of its leadership and staff. Its numerous community programs have provided tremendous value to San Mateo County, and I am proud of my association with this fine organization.
