Become a GFCJC Volunteer
Circle of Support and Accountability (COSA)
As part of a panel of community members and Justice Center staff, you will work to provide friendship and guidance to someone coming out of incarceration. This program was designed as an intervention for those who are considered likely to reoffend due to being released without a network of friends or family to provide them support as they reintegrate into the community. This provides a space for the participant to feel like a part of the community again, express concerns or fears that they are experiencing, and receive guidance from a group of peers. If you are interested in participating in a COSA, please contact [email protected].
Coming Home, a documentary profiling 5 CoSAs around the state of Vermont, provides a good overview of the program.
As part of a panel of community members and Justice Center staff, you will work to provide friendship and guidance to someone coming out of incarceration. This program was designed as an intervention for those who are considered likely to reoffend due to being released without a network of friends or family to provide them support as they reintegrate into the community. This provides a space for the participant to feel like a part of the community again, express concerns or fears that they are experiencing, and receive guidance from a group of peers. If you are interested in participating in a COSA, please contact [email protected].
Coming Home, a documentary profiling 5 CoSAs around the state of Vermont, provides a good overview of the program.
Reparative Panel
As part of a panel of community members and Justice Center staff, you will meet with clients who have caused harm. You will discuss the offense and strategize about creative ways to repair the harm that it has caused. The impact of harm is looked at from a holistic standpoint, which means consideration of how the victim was impacted as well as what happens to the community at large when a harm is committed. This also means evaluating what it is that the client needs to keep them from reoffending, which may be in the form of additional resources or services.
GFCJC’s reparative panels meet on the first Wednesday and third Tuesday of each month. Each participant attends four monthly meetings for 45 minutes-1 hour each month. Between meetings, the participant checks in the Reparative Programs Manager and completes reflections or specific tasks that build a sense of accountability and make amends for harm done.
Training
Basic orientation to Department of Corrections and an additional training specific to either the COSA or Reparative Program. Please contact the Greater Falls Community Justice Center at [email protected] for more information.
As part of a panel of community members and Justice Center staff, you will meet with clients who have caused harm. You will discuss the offense and strategize about creative ways to repair the harm that it has caused. The impact of harm is looked at from a holistic standpoint, which means consideration of how the victim was impacted as well as what happens to the community at large when a harm is committed. This also means evaluating what it is that the client needs to keep them from reoffending, which may be in the form of additional resources or services.
GFCJC’s reparative panels meet on the first Wednesday and third Tuesday of each month. Each participant attends four monthly meetings for 45 minutes-1 hour each month. Between meetings, the participant checks in the Reparative Programs Manager and completes reflections or specific tasks that build a sense of accountability and make amends for harm done.
Training
Basic orientation to Department of Corrections and an additional training specific to either the COSA or Reparative Program. Please contact the Greater Falls Community Justice Center at [email protected] for more information.
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For financial donations, please write a check to Greater Falls Community Justice Center, and send it to our mailing address (below), or use the PayPal link below to donate online. We use the name and address information printed on your check to send you a receipt for tax purposes. The IRS requires that we issue a receipt to the person whose name is on the check.
Greater Falls Community Justice Center
PO Box 146
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
Greater Falls Community Justice Center
PO Box 146
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
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Greater Falls Community Justice Center
(802) 376-6998 [email protected] 39 Village Square Bellows Falls, VT 05101 56 Main St. Suite 212 Springfield, VT 05156 |
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