DONATE
CRCMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all donations are fully
tax-deductible. There are several options for donating to CRCMC.
MAIL
For donations by mail, please make your check or money order payable to CRCMC and mail to:
Conflict
Resolution Center
of Montgomery County
2424 Reedie Drive, Suite 301
Wheaton, MD 20902
Within two weeks of
sending your donation, you will receive a thank you letter as a donation receipt for tax purposes.
ONLINE
For secure online donations, please click on PayPal below.
I-GIVE
Go to www.igive.com
and choose Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County as the cause
you would like to contribute to when you purchase from any of their 680
online stores.
NETWORK FOR GOOD
Go to www.networkforgood.org
and choose Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County as the
charity you would like to donate to. Network for Good allows you to
contribute to CRCMC and have all your donation records stored and
accessible at any time.
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| Volunteer for the Outreach Committee
The Outreach Committee spreads the word about CRCMC throughout the County. They meet once a month in the evenings.
Volunteer for the Development Committee
The Development Committee looks for sources of funding for CRCMC. They meet once a month in the mornings.
Volunteer as an Interpreter
Fluent
speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese (Mandarin or
Cantonese), Vietnamese, Korean or American Sign Language are needed
occasionally to interpret mediation sessions into English.
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VOLUNTEER AS A MEDIATOR
CRCMC offers free mediation training to Montgomery County
residents, who commit to volunteering as mediators with CRCMC. The frequency of
our trainings and the screening process for mediator trainees is guided by
community needs in Montgomery County.
The Basic Mediation Training
through CRCMC includes the following:
- 45 hours of mediation training
-
apprenticeship program, which consists of:
- observing two
mediations
- co-mediating two mediations with an experienced
mediator
- 5 hours of follow-up training
The basic mediation
training is based on experiential learning. Experiential learning builds skills
sequentially by incorporating past experiences with conflict, as well as, new
experiences that will be created in the training through games and activities.
Because this type of training relies heavily on group participation, individuals
who miss 1 hour of training will not receive a mediator certificate and those
who miss 3 hours of training will be asked not to return to the group. Trainees,
who cannot complete the training due to unexpected emergencies, have the
opportunity to restart their training with a new group.
Upon completion
of all 50 hours of training and the apprenticeship, mediators receive their
certificate and are required to:
- volunteer 10 hours a month for one year
or a total of 120 hours of service for one year
- volunteer for outreach,
fundraising activities, or on a CRCMC committee
- participate in the
Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence (MPME). This is a statewide quality
assurance program that requires mediators to commit to continuous learning and
skill building. For more information on MPME please visit www.marylandmacro.org.
Mediators trained in models that are different from the community
co-mediation model, may be required to participate in additional trainings
before volunteering their services with CRCMC.
To volunteer with CRCMC,
applicants are required to participate in a 2 hour New Volunteer Orientation.
The orientation informs participants of CRCMC’s mission, services, and
expectations regarding volunteer commitments. Next, applicants submit an
electronic Application to Become a Volunteer. These electronic forms will be
emailed after the orientation to the attendees. The
CRCMC staff will review the applications and schedule personal interviews with
each applicant. Then, CRCMC will notify applicants by email about the outcome of
the interviews. New volunteers will be informed about the mediation assignment
process, upcoming trainings, and next steps.
New
Volunteer Orientations are scheduled once or twice throughout the year. To inquire about the date and time of the next orientation, please email your request to mediation@crcmc.org.
CRCMC is dedicated to its volunteers’ growth and offers free trainings,
opportunities to build new skills (i.e. facilitation and training skills),
mentoring programs, and an open supportive community. We thank you for your
support in promoting free mediation services to the Montgomery County community.
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