Engaging Community
Building Lives
Restoring Hope
ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014
Community Resolution Conference Participants:
Offender with Family and Victim
Dear Friend,
RJP achieves a major milestone in 2015—our 10th anniversary. The years have brought growth, conCidence, and inCluence, described and quantiCied in this annual report. The numbers and the testimonials, though, are but one way to tell RJP's story. Let me introduce you to my 10-­‐year-­‐old grandkids to help Clesh out the meaning of a decade.
Caden's tall, sinewy body and Cloppy brown hair rise above the Cloor of a trampoline like a Clying Cish. He can fake right and dribble left on the basketball court and chase down a determined opponent on the soccer Cield. He's just as happy behind the screen of his computer, creating sprawling domiciles and Cighting adversaries of every description. I watch him so involved in the present as he unwittingly shapes his future.
Greta is gentler, though tough enough to reach the summit of Katahdin at age 6. She plays guitar in a girls' rock group and blasts through the playground on new roller skates, her long hair Clying. She wants to be where the action is, always, and she's smart, even wise at times. I try to imagine her in another decade, a junior in college with the whole world in front of her, but there's so much to see in her now.
Like these two kids, RJP is growing with the help of many people. Our board plays the role of the kids' families, establishing values and setting parameters for the programs we oversee. Our staff is like the kids' teachers, hands-­‐on motivators and shepherds, and our hundreds of volunteers are the neighborhood, the community in which lives unfold. Our donors and partners provide the infrastructure we work with, much like the employers of the kids' families pay for the computer and roller skates they use. If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to grow a restorative justice movement.
Caden and Greta were fortunate to be born into caring and loving families. They are both just where they should be as they race toward adolescence, their developmental curve about to Clatten out and hurry up. Just like RJP.
Let me stop being a grandfather and share some glowing signs of progress at RJP.
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Following a search process that stretched over almost a year, we hired a new executive director in September, Larraine Brown, who has brought an inspiring energy and commitment to our efforts. She's also very funny and a joy to work with. I thank Bill Walch for his six months as acting ED last year and look forward to working with him and other board members in the year ahead.
We are expanding our programs with both the state Department of Corrections, which funds a signiCicant portion of our work with juvenile offenders, and Volunteers of America, our partner at the Belfast Re-­‐entry Center. These expansions—geographic in the Cirst instance and programmatic in the second —are the best evidence that what we do is working. We thank both DOC and VOA for their conCidence in us.
Two professional studies completed in 2014 have quantiCied the successes of our programming for both adults re-­‐entering society and juveniles charged with crimes. The studies concluded that the recidivism rate for Re-­‐entry Center men who complete the programming is a third of that for other inmates in the Maine system, and that the cost of handling juvenile cases through restorative justice is a fraction of the court system's.
We raised the funds we needed to enable continued RJP services last year, thanks to you, and we hope to do even better in 2015, with growing support from community members like you. We thank the Lerner Foundation, the Elizabeth Anne Leach Charitable Trust, the John T. Gorman Foundation, United Mid Coast Charities, the Maine Community Foundation, and others for their important contributions.
Like Caden and Greta, we are just where we should be after 10 years of growing, and the future looks bright. You'll be hearing from us and about us during our 10th anniversary, and I hope you'll continue to support our work. Being 10 is awesome, as the kids would say. Getting closer to bringing real change to Maine is even better.
Thank you for your support,
Jay Davis, RJP Board Chair
Community Resolution Conferencing Activity 2013-2014
Current Staff 2014-2015
Larraine Brown
Executive Director
Hanlon Kelley
Volunteer Coordinator
Sarah Mattox
Restorative Services Coordinator
Michelle Moschkau
Reentry Services Coordinator
Tim O’Donnell
Office and Finance Coordinator
Denise Pendleton
Outreach Coordinator
Nadejda Stancioff
Restorative Services Coordinator
Staff 2013-2014
“I think restorative justice is more than
just the court diversion program—a lot
more and I think it’s coming. …So many
William Walch
Interim Director
Chris Jones
Restorative Services Coordinator
Hanlon Kelley
Volunteer Coordinator
Sarah Mattox
Restorative Services Coordinator
Michelle Moschkau
Reentry Services Coordinator
Tim O’Donnell
Office and Finance Coordinator
Denise Pendleton
Outreach Coordinator
Current Board 2014-2015
help people be more positive in their
Jay Davis, Chair
Sarah Rheault, Vice-Chair
Juliane Dow, Secretary
Jim Miller, Treasurer
Glenn Couturier
Bob Gallo
Penny Linn
Mike McFadden
Dorothy Odell
Marie Underwood
William Walch
interactions.”
Board 2013-2014
aspects of justice ….are becoming
community issues. ….And once you
open that door, I think there are all
sorts of possibilities for what you’re
talking about, or any number of
programs that support families and
Joanne Boynton
Waldo County RJP facilitator
“To heal in the right way with family, friends, town and
community... that's what restorative justice is." Pete McCafferty
Maine Coast Regional Reentry Center graduate
Jay Davis, Chair
Judy Mullins, Vice Chair
Lynn Talbot, Secretary
Glenn Couturier
Penny Linn
Jim Miller
Kathleen Oliver
Sarah Rheault
Marie Underwood
William Walch
RJP Programs: A Glimpse at FY13-14 by Numbers
“Being an RJP volunteer has been a
very rewarding experience. It doesn't
feel it is a burden for me personally to
be involved and devote my time. I
really believe that I get more out of it
than I put in. I appreciate the
opportunity and responsibility.”
Dennis Anderson
Lincoln County RJP mentor
"In this case, the benefit of this
process far exceeds any that the
juvenile court process is able to
provide. Not only was justice restored,
but the community was strengthened
by this process."
Ted Raedel
School Resource Officer
Morse High School
FY14 Financial Report
July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
FY14 Donor List
We extend our deepest thanks to the
following community members who have
supported RJP between July 1, 2013 June 30, 2014. Your support helps to
integrate restorative justice into our
community.
Tangie Abercrombie
Laine Alexander and Jon Kerr
Margaret Allen
Noni and Charlton Ames
Denise Anderson
Jan and Dean Anderson
Pam Anderson
Sharon Anderson
Samuel Appleton
Charles and Sarah Arnold
John Arrison
Tally and Dan Avener
Tom and Jane Babbitt
Juliet Baker and Paul Mazur
Bland Banwell
Penny and Larry Baum
Christopher and Charlotte Beebe
James and Rachel Bennett
Donald and Sandra Berry
Mary Alice and John Bird
Helen Black
Sid and Martha Block
John Blydenberg
Linda and Michael Bowe
Elizabeth Bowen
Katey Branch
Diane and Ron Braybrook
Richard and Ann Bresnahan
Bob Brown
Bridget Buck and Ralph Moore
Linda Buckmaster
Christine and John Burstein
Richard and Louise Cadwgan
Jacqueline Campbell
Bill and Ginny Carboy
Louisa Carl
John and Pat Carrick
Sandra Cavanaugh
Polly Chatfield
Cloe Chunn and
David Thanhauser
Douglas Coffin
Glenn and Kelli Couturier
Jon Cox and Anna Wood
Judith and Don Cox
Ken and Susan Crane
William and Gina Cressey
Phil Crosby
Susan Cutting
Daniel and Carol Daigneault
Ellie Daniels and
Donna Broderick
Marty Daniels and Ezra Kreamer
Jay Davis
Jessie Davis
Rick and Corliss Davis
Mac and Zehra Deford
Tom DeMarco and Sally Smyth
Paul and Vicki Diamond
Nathan and Rebecca Dinces
Bill and Jane Dophedie
Juliane Dow
Tom Duplessie
Carol Ekberg
Ed and Deb Endl
Jessica Falconer
Thomas Fear and Anne Harmon
Liz and Rick Fitzsimmons
Jay and Charlotte Foster
Philip Fowler
Joan Foxwell
William and Susan Freeman
Robert Garcia
Karen Gleeson
Brewster and Anne Grace
Charlie and Dorothea Graham
Peter Grill
Phillip Groce
Chad Hammond
Missy Hatch and Vern Spinoza
Hans Hellstrom and Wendy Watson
Grace Hinrichs
Allen Holmes and Janet Jackson
Clare Howell
William and Lynn Jack
Gwen and Robert Jackson
Miriam Johnson
Meredith Jones
Keri Kaczor
Lee and Jane Karker
Eric and Tera Kennedy
Marla Kinney
Paul and Jeanne Klainer
Barbara Klie
Joel Krueger and Kate Winters
Carol Kuhn
Harold and Barbara Lamb
Arlin and Sharon Larson
Roger Lee
Chris and Jay LeGore
Mary Libbey
Doug and Marianne Linder
Nancy Linkin
Penny and Jonathan Linn
Gordon Liv and Erin Kaufmann
Harrah Lord and John Newburn
Neil Macmillan and Judy Mullins
David Macmillan
Duke Marston
David Macmillan
Duke Marston
Jean and Claudio Marzollo
Jim and Jean Matlack
Susan and Douglas Mayer
Sarah McBrian
Lucy McCarthy and John Drury
James and Marion McCully
Cathy Melio
Midcoast Women’s Group
Jim Miller and Mollie Noyes
Deborah and Kenneth Mitchell
Carolyn Mor
Jay and Susan Morrison
Taylor Mudge
Robert Mullins
Kathy Muzzy and Carol Bauss
James Nelson and Patricia
Meg and Mike Nickerson
Wally and Diane O’Brien
Dorothy and Scott Odell
Kathleen and Andy Oliver
Lilias Outerbridge
Janet and James Owen
Rosalie Paul
Thomas and Gray Payne
Bindy Pendleton and Tom Maycock
Skip and Jo Pendleton
Dave Percival
Marilynn Petit
Thomas Pike and Lys McLaughlin
John Purinton
Bob and Mary Rackmales
Sarah Rheault
Roy Rodgers
Charlotte Rogers and David Maglott
Liv Rockefeller and Kenneth Shure
Paul and Martha Rogers
Bonnie Rukin
Betsy Saltonstall
Diane Schetky
Richard Schiffrin
Geoffrey Scott and
Anita Brosius-Scott
Emily Secotte
Rob Sellin
Esther Sexton
Mike and Margie Shannon
Steven Shaw
Karen Sholes
Meg Sideris
Susan and John Silverio
Iris Silverstein
Ellen Sinclair
Peter Sirois
George Siscoe
Karol Skoby
Cary Slocum
and Glenn Montgomery
Susan Smerdon
David Smith and
Linda Garson-Smith
Sarah and William Smith
Karolyn Snyder
Phyliss Sommer
Arthur Sondheim
Deidre Sousa
Bob and Jan Spencer
Jay Stager
Esperanza and Andrew Stancioff
Lynn and Ivan Stancioff
Robert and Sarah Stein
Carol Stoddard
Hannah Thanhauser
Marie Underwood
Garrett Vail
Peter and Mary Beth Van Alstine
Lillie Vitellia and Donald Mansius
Christine and David Wakely
Bill and Marlene Walch
Sharon Walsh
Lee Webb
Adele Welch
Linda Whitson
Roger and Wendy W. Wickenden
Katrinka Wilder
Allison Wood
Susan Wood
Janneke Zaadstra
Peggy Zimmerman
Business Donors
Allen Insurance
Bangor Savings Bank
Camden National Bank
Camden Real Estate
Cold Mountain Builders
Custom Museum Publishing, Inc
Front Street Shipyard
The Green Store
Robbins Lumber, Inc.
Viking, Inc.
Church /Congregation Donors
First Baptist Church
First Church, UCC
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
UU Church of Belfast
Vassalboro Quarterly Meeting of
Friends