CMRS is rooted in the community, we work to create opportunities for individuals to engage in respectful and productive conversations, resulting in better understanding and creative, concrete solutions. Our free or low fee services are there for you at any stage of life’s community dispute resolution needs, from personal, neighborhood, business, schools, and court systems.
We provide culturally and linguistically responsive services through our partnerships with community-based organizations to improve the efficacy of our outreach efforts across the communities we serve.​
Reasons to Consider Mediation:
  • Confidentiality – Staff and Mediators are bound by law to maintain confidentiality.
  • Control Over the Solution
  • Closure
  • Cost
  • Convenience – Mediations are scheduled at the participants’ earliest convenience.
  • Follow-up 
  • Successful, Quick Results​.
Services We Provide:
  • Mediations
    • ​Builders/Homeowners
    • Business/Consumers
    • Elderly Parent Care
    • Employment
    • Family Members/Friends
    • Harassment
    • Hennepin County court ordered mediations (Housing, Harassment, Conciliation)
    • Landlord/Renters
    • Neighborhood disputes
    • Police Referrals
    • Schools
    • Shared Parenting
    • Truancy
    • Victims/Offenders
  • Facilitated conversations with community members
  • Restorative practices
    • Juvenile Diversion program
  • Training in mediation and restorative practices
  • Support in crime prevention strategies
  • Navigation of resources to assist participants experiencing housing instability
If you’d like to learn more about any of these services, please feel free to reach out to Referrals@CMRSmn.org on how the mediation process works and if you have a current case with us.
“I really didn't think we would be able to come to any agreement tonight. I was pleasantly surprised and I hope it resolves the issues."
“I feel this mediation helped with the communication between my daughter and everyone else involved.”