Creates pathways of constructive dialogue for conflict prevention and resolution through the processes of mediation, facilitation and education. Provides progressive, empowering, and creative approaches to preventing, addressing and resolving conflict and making effective decisions.

Offers mediation for any disputes, including those between consumers and businesses, neighbors, landlords and tenants, parents and adolescents, couples (including divorce and custody), communities, families, churches, civic groups, and others. Also offers organizational support through facilitation, strategic planning, and training.

Schedules meetings with disputing parties in safe, neutral, barrier-free settings.

Examples of parties the agency works with:

-- Families experiencing the crisis of divorce to reach peaceful custody and parenting agreements
-- Juvenile offenders, to see the harm caused by their crimes, rebuild trust and reduce recidivism
-- Neighbors facing property disputes in small claims court
-- Parents and their children who are involved in the child welfare system
-- Companies challenged with internal employee disputes, learning new ways to communicate
-- Parents who have concerns regarding their special needs child's instructional path
-- Relatives navigating the care of their elders
-- Tenants facing eviction and homelessness have an option to connect to funding resources and reach agreements to remain in their current housing or create a structured path forward
-- Landlords looking at way to keep tenants in occupancy via currently available rental and utility assistance

Offers farmers and ranchers mediation as an effective means to resolve agricultural disputes. The mediation process maintains confidentiality, fosters positive relationships, allows participants a voice in the solution and is cost effective.

Free one-on-one clinics are held monthly at various sites throughout Nebraska. Professionals provide education and resources on mediation, farm finances, legal matters, farm succession planning and USDA farm programs.

Mediation Services including Family (divorce,child custody/visitation, parenting plans), Intergenerational issues (elder care - daily or long term care, guardianship/power
of attorney, financial issues, visitation of grandchildren), Restorative justice - victim/offender, Business and Consumer matters, Employment and work place concerns, Landlord/Tenant disputes, Special education, and Other civil matters.

Large and small group facilitation.

Parent education workshop for parents experiencing divorce or have custody/visitation issues.

Family group conferencing.

Conflict resolution training.

Dispute resolution professionals assist individuals and families in reaching mutually acceptable agreements to resolve conflict through the use of mediation. Cases most often mediated include parenting plans, divorce settlements, neighbor-to-neighbor disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, business and consumer matters, educational concerns, work-place disputes, Small Claims Court, etc. Also provides group/meeting facilitation and conflict resolution skills training.

Mediation for dispute settlement, such as divorce, child custody, small claims, consumer business, tenant/landlord, estate settlement and planning, debt, etc.

Elder mediation with families of elderly to make decisions.

Juvenile parole/probation mediation when conflict in the youth's life increases the risk of further law violation or incarceration.

Offers large group facilitation, conflict resolution training workshops, and family group conferencing.

Mediation for all types of situations.

Family mediation for family and juvenile matters, divorce and post divorce matters, parenting act plans.

Business mediation for employer/employee, intra-organizational conflict, business and consumer matters.

Community mediation for cross-cultural disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, neighbor and community disputes.

School mediation for school, parent, student, peer, and special education matters.

Court mediation for small claims court disputes or other civil matters.