Donations and Restorative Justice, Our Weekly Meeting of May 13, 2013

Today’s speakers were Kathi Neill, Megan Bolton, and Evan Bates from the Youth Division of the John Howard Society. The speakers took turns outlining the John Howard Youth programmes including institutional support for prisoners through programs such as Rethink for Anger Management, Anti-theft workshops, and Substance Abuse. The emphasis is to shift from custodial to intervention measures using for example Extra Judicial Measures (police referrals) and Extra Judicial Sanctions which include stressing meaningful consequences.  Peterborough Rotary has pledged $50,000 towards the Children’s Playroom in the Crossroads Shelter.  Lynn Zimmer, Ex Director of the YWCA, accepted a further $5000. cheque towards that goal from President Atul Swarup (pictured).