Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Advocacy Association
Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Advocacy Association is a volunteer based program aimed at fostering a safe and caring community by administering restorative justice programs. The mandate of the program is to bring offenders and victims together to discuss criminal incidents and to find ways to repair the harm caused. The Association has been in operation since 1998 and during this time we have been extremely successful in connecting youth with their community, providing mentoring to young offenders, providing a forum for victims, and facilitating the payment of monetary restitution to victims by offenders.
Our Volunteers
- believe in the youth of our community, they are tomorrow's leaders
- are dedicated to providing motivation and personal assistance to individuals
- are willing to help individuals understand the impact of their actions on their community, their families, the victims and themselves
- are willing to help individuals and their families access other support in the community
Since its inception Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Acvocacy Association has offered restorative services to more than 2000 people affected by criminal acts such as shoplifting, arson, assault, theft, break & enter, vandalism and mischief.
What We do...
- Involve the victim, the offender and the community in the restorative process and resolution
- Develop relevant, reasonable and restorative resolutions
- Increase offenders awareness of how their actions affect others
- Facilitate restitution from offenders to victims when appropriate
- Encourage a supportive and caring environment through advocacy and mentoring
- Aid participants to gain self-worth through the restorative process