Business & Community

Effective March 31st, the Institute will no longer be providing programming to business and the community. Because of the commitment of a volunteer coordinator and mediators, the Victim Offender Mediation program will continue to be available.

Victim Offender Mediation

A victim-offender mediation is an intervention strategy that brings offenders face-to-face with their victims with the help of a mediator. Victims have the opportunity to express their feelings about the crime and the effect it had on them and their families. Offenders learn the consequences of their crime and then take responsibility for their actions by mediating an agreement to provide restitution to the victim; they play an active role in repairing the harm their crime has caused. To volunteer as a mediator or to refer a mediation, please contact Pia Shrontz.

Contribution Made by Institute Students

From 2004-2010, through the Institute’s internships and service-learning programs, nearly 200 students connected with the Indianapolis community and contributed approximately 22,186 volunteer hours (with a value of $449,266*) to community-based organizations in Indianapolis. In 2009 the Institute established Indianapolis’ first Victim Offender Mediation Program. Thanks to the generosity of our volunteer mediators, this program will continue to operate after all Institute programming ends.

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*According to IndependentSector.org viewed on 11/12/09, each hour of volunteer work is $20.25.