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Engaging Community Building Lives Restoring Hope

ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014

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.

• 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 Conference Participants: Offender with Family and Victim

Current Board 2014-2015

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

Board 2013-2014

Jay Davis, Chair Judy Mullins, Vice Chair Lynn Talbot, Secretary Glenn Couturier Penny Linn Jim Miller Kathleen Oliver Sarah Rheault Marie Underwood William Walch

“I think restorative justice is more than just the court diversion program—a lot more and I think it’s coming. …So many 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 help people be more positive in their interactions.” Joanne Boynton Waldo County RJP facilitator

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

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

Community Resolution Conferencing Activity 2013-2014

“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

"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

“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

RJP Programs: A Glimpse at FY13-14 by Numbers

FY14 Financial ReportJuly 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Tangie AbercrombieLaine Alexander and Jon KerrMargaret AllenNoni and Charlton AmesDenise AndersonJan and Dean AndersonPam AndersonSharon AndersonSamuel AppletonCharles and Sarah ArnoldJohn ArrisonTally and Dan AvenerTom and Jane BabbittJuliet Baker and Paul MazurBland BanwellPenny and Larry BaumChristopher and Charlotte BeebeJames and Rachel BennettDonald and Sandra BerryMary Alice and John BirdHelen BlackSid and Martha BlockJohn BlydenbergLinda and Michael BoweElizabeth BowenKatey BranchDiane and Ron BraybrookRichard and Ann BresnahanBob BrownBridget Buck and Ralph MooreLinda BuckmasterChristine and John BursteinRichard and Louise CadwganJacqueline CampbellBill and Ginny CarboyLouisa CarlJohn and Pat CarrickSandra CavanaughPolly ChatfieldCloe Chunn and David ThanhauserDouglas CoffinGlenn and Kelli CouturierJon Cox and Anna WoodJudith and Don CoxKen and Susan CraneWilliam and Gina CresseyPhil CrosbySusan CuttingDaniel and Carol DaigneaultEllie Daniels and Donna BroderickMarty Daniels and Ezra KreamerJay DavisJessie DavisRick and Corliss DavisMac and Zehra DefordTom DeMarco and Sally SmythPaul and Vicki DiamondNathan and Rebecca DincesBill and Jane Dophedie

Juliane DowTom DuplessieCarol EkbergEd and Deb EndlJessica FalconerThomas Fear and Anne HarmonLiz and Rick FitzsimmonsJay and Charlotte FosterPhilip FowlerJoan FoxwellWilliam and Susan FreemanRobert GarciaKaren GleesonBrewster and Anne GraceCharlie and Dorothea GrahamPeter GrillPhillip GroceChad HammondMissy Hatch and Vern SpinozaHans Hellstrom and Wendy WatsonGrace HinrichsAllen Holmes and Janet JacksonClare HowellWilliam and Lynn JackGwen and Robert JacksonMiriam JohnsonMeredith JonesKeri KaczorLee and Jane KarkerEric and Tera KennedyMarla KinneyPaul and Jeanne KlainerBarbara KlieJoel Krueger and Kate WintersCarol KuhnHarold and Barbara LambArlin and Sharon LarsonRoger LeeChris and Jay LeGoreMary LibbeyDoug and Marianne LinderNancy LinkinPenny and Jonathan LinnGordon Liv and Erin KaufmannHarrah Lord and John NewburnNeil Macmillan and Judy MullinsDavid MacmillanDuke MarstonDavid MacmillanDuke MarstonJean and Claudio MarzolloJim and Jean MatlackSusan and Douglas MayerSarah McBrianLucy McCarthy and John DruryJames and Marion McCullyCathy MelioMidcoast Women’s GroupJim Miller and Mollie NoyesDeborah and Kenneth MitchellCarolyn Mor

Jay and Susan MorrisonTaylor MudgeRobert MullinsKathy Muzzy and Carol BaussJames Nelson and PatriciaMeg and Mike NickersonWally and Diane O’BrienDorothy and Scott OdellKathleen and Andy OliverLilias OuterbridgeJanet and James OwenRosalie PaulThomas and Gray PayneBindy Pendleton and Tom MaycockSkip and Jo PendletonDave PercivalMarilynn PetitThomas Pike and Lys McLaughlinJohn PurintonBob and Mary RackmalesSarah RheaultRoy RodgersCharlotte Rogers and David MaglottLiv Rockefeller and Kenneth ShurePaul and Martha RogersBonnie RukinBetsy SaltonstallDiane SchetkyRichard SchiffrinGeoffrey Scott and Anita Brosius-ScottEmily SecotteRob SellinEsther SextonMike and Margie ShannonSteven ShawKaren SholesMeg SiderisSusan and John SilverioIris SilversteinEllen SinclairPeter SiroisGeorge SiscoeKarol SkobyCary Slocum and Glenn MontgomerySusan SmerdonDavid Smith and Linda Garson-SmithSarah and William SmithKarolyn SnyderPhyliss SommerArthur SondheimDeidre SousaBob and Jan SpencerJay StagerEsperanza and Andrew StancioffLynn and Ivan StancioffRobert and Sarah SteinCarol StoddardHannah Thanhauser

Marie UnderwoodGarrett VailPeter and Mary Beth Van AlstineLillie Vitellia and Donald MansiusChristine and David WakelyBill and Marlene WalchSharon WalshLee WebbAdele WelchLinda WhitsonRoger and Wendy W. WickendenKatrinka WilderAllison WoodSusan WoodJanneke ZaadstraPeggy Zimmerman

Business Donors

Allen InsuranceBangor Savings BankCamden National BankCamden Real EstateCold Mountain BuildersCustom Museum Publishing, IncFront Street ShipyardThe Green StoreRobbins Lumber, Inc.Viking, Inc.

Church /Congregation Donors

First Baptist Church First Church, UCCSt. Margaret’s Episcopal ChurchUU Church of BelfastVassalboro Quarterly Meeting of Friends

FY14 Donor ListWe 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.