Volunteering with a Community Mediation Minnesota partner organization is a challenging and generous way to serve your local community. Whether as a volunteer mediator, youth mentor, event planner, or office assistant, we appreciate and reward your shared time and talent with meaningful opportunities. To explore this opportunity further, please contact us or connect with one of our partner organizations directly.
1. Make a Positive Impact
Mediators help people resolve conflicts peacefully. Whether it’s in families, workplaces, schools, or communities, you can help reduce tension, prevent escalation, and promote understanding.
2. Develop Valuable Skills
Mediation builds a powerful set of skills, including:
- Active listening
- Empathy
- Problem-solving
- Neutral communication
These skills are useful not only in mediation but also in daily life and most professions.
3. Promote Justice and Fairness
Many people can’t afford legal representation or formal dispute resolution. As a volunteer mediator, you provide access to an alternative, fair process—often free of charge.
4. Support Your Community
Community mediation centers often rely on volunteers. Your time and effort help reduce the burden on courts, improve neighborhood relationships, and create a more cooperative environment.
5. Gain Experience in Conflict Resolution or Law
If you’re considering a career in law, social work, psychology, or human resources, mediation provides real-world, hands-on experience that can boost your résumé and clarify your interests.
6. Help People Be Heard
In mediation, people get a chance to tell their story and be truly listened to—often for the first time in a long conflict. Helping facilitate that process is deeply rewarding.