About Turning Point Partners:

Turning Point Partners, now in its fifth year of operation, is confronting major challenges as a result of the changes in its environment caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Its mission had been and remains to develop and establish restorative, strength-based systems in schools, courts, and communities. Inherent in the mission statement is the need to have healthy systems with members healed from the trauma of their daily lives made worse by the natural disasters.

Description:.

The Turning Point Partners’ approach focuses on the talents and gifts of young people and their families to overcome the high-risk conditions under which they live and it draws upon the inherent power of communities to facilitate systemic change. TPP integrates three powerful models –Community Building Circles, Mindful Communication/Nonviolent Communication, and Restorative Justice to design and implement innovative programs that model systemic change.,

Our initiatives:

Provide training for community leaders and caregivers faced with members who have experienced trauma
Facilitate alternatives to incarceration initiatives for adjudicated youth
Develop Victim Impact & Reentry programs for youth offenders. The programs include Victim Impact Panels, Victim Offender Conferencing and Reentry Conferencing
Offer education and training workshops in Restorative Justice, Restorative Discipline, and Mindful/Non-violent communication for the public, justice systems and all levels of educational institutions
Sponsor Community Building Circles for public and private agencies
Promote Defense-Based Victim Advocacy

About Turning Point Partners

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