Community Mediation Minnesota

Community Mediation Minnesota supports the work of local, State-Certified Community Dispute Resolution Programs (CDRPS) and works toward a vision of all Minnesotans having access to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services provided by CDRPS. In 2023 CMM secured referrals and funding streams that passed through to the CDRPS. In addition, CMM continued to support remote services - from a remote workplace - through continued implementation of a shared Online Case Management System, Online Dispute Resolution Services, and utilization of a Statewide centralized intake and referral infrastructure. In 2023, CMM secured one contract/grant with Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA). This grant ran for FY 2023 from January 1 to June 30, 2023 and originated from funds that MHFA received from the US Department of Treasury for Housing Stability Services; including housing mediation and navigation services before, during, and after the eviction process. Community Mediation Minnesota also continued to receive funding from the Legal Services Advisory Committee (LSAC) to support CMM staff salaries and benefits for an Executive Director and a Housing Program Director. The Executive Director worked for CMM from January 1 to March 31, 2023 while the Housing Program Director worked at CMM for the full FY2023. In addition, a portion of the LSAC funds passed through to the CDRPs to strengthen mediation service availability throughout the state of Minnesota for court and community-based Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for conciliation, housing, family, and harassment courts and other restorative justice practices.