• The CJC works in partnership with other community organizations to develop educational programs and to facilitate community discussions about crime prevention, safety issues, or other justice related topics.

  • Volunteers and staff provide support to victims of crime in the Essex community. We can work with victims in many ways, including providing victims with emotional support, connecting people with resources, or helping them develop a safety plan.

 

  • Are you having a disruptive conflict with someone? Maybe a neighbor, family member, or someone in the broader community? Would you like to address the issue constructively but feel stuck? Do you want to build stronger conflict engagement skills to address challenging situations before they escalate? The Conflict Assistance Program offers a range of low or no cost services to assist with conflict and building stronger communities:

    • Restorative dialogues

    • Mediations

    • Conflict coaching

    • Conflict engagement workshops

    We are currently partnering with the Burlington Community Justice Center to coordinate our services across Chittenden County. Please check out the intake form on their website to get started with a Conflict Assistance Program Inquiry.

 

  • The Restorative Justice Panel is a volunteer group of Community Members from the Greater Essex Area, including Underhill, Jericho, Westford, Colchester, and Milton. This group works with people who cause harm and those impacted by that harm.  The purpose of the Panel is to support people affected by crime and provide responsible parties with the opportunity to acknowledge their wrongdoing and to make amends to individuals affected by the crime and the community.  In some cases, the CJC and its volunteers are able to offer alternative practices called Restorative Justice Conferences or Restorative Circles.

  • Essex CJC collaborates with the South Burlington CJC to offer Safe Driving in Chittenden County. The program provides educational classes designed to teach participants about the consequences of unsafe, impaired, and/or distracted driving. Program goals focus on understanding the impact of our actions, taking responsibility, and changing behaviors to be the safest driver possible. Safe Driving is offered in locations across Vermont through a partnership between the Community Justice Center Network of Vermont and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

    Please read the Safe Driving Program Expectations Sheet for more information on registration and participation.