about RYCNC
The Restoring Youth Coalition of North Carolina (RYCNC) is a coalition of community-based youth-serving organizations who guide, build capacity, encourage and provide structure for restorative justice programs, processes, trainings and practitioners within the Juvenile Justice scope of services in North Carolina.
The coalition has partnered with the ZSR Foundation and the State of NC – DPS to overcome past barriers for North Carolina youth who have been historically marginalized resulting in criminal charges, excessive and unnecessary school suspensions and expulsions, traumatic experiences, and community dysfunctional struggles, to achieve lasting systemic change through new resources, opportunities, and restorative processes.
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RYCNC's vision for nc
We envision a North Carolina Juvenile Justice System that is improved by the state-wide use of restorative practices which emphasize repairing the harm caused by youthful wrongdoing while reducing the social and financial cost of our present system.
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We envision widespread use of restorative practices which collaboratively engages youth, families and communities in addressing the harm created by wrongdoing in ways that focus equally on the needs of those harmed, community safety, as well as youth accountability and growth.
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We envision common infrastructure of restorative principles and practices throughout our juvenile justice system and community-based organizations serving these youth.
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Most importantly, we envision a juvenile justice system, through it’s community based services, that addresses the wrongdoing of youth restoratively, not punitively, so as to ensure each youth’s worth and dignity, assuring just and fair processes, and assisting them in overcoming barriers.
leadership
Meet Terri masiello
Terri served as Executive Director of Piedmont Mediation Center Inc. for almost thirty years, during which she implemented programs and trained hundreds of others in Restorative Practices and Mediation.
She is a Certified Mediator and Trainer through the NC Dispute Resolution Commission, a trainer through the International Institute of Restorative Practices, an Arbitrator for the National Center for Dispute Settlement, and a Train-the-Trainer through the Mediation Training Institute.
She is the Coordinator for the Restoring Youth Coalition of North Carolina (RYCNC) (www.rjnc.us) and has helped to bring innovative restorative programs for youthful offenders to all 100 counties in North Carolina. She was instrumental in bringing the Certified Mediator Program for District Criminal Court to North Carolina
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Credentials
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Certified Mediator and approved Trainer
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District Criminal Court
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NC Dispute Resolution Commission
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Arbitrator for National Center for Dispute Settlement
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Trainer for International Institute of Restorative Practices
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Train-the-Trainer for Mediation Training Institute
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Master Facilitator
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RYCNC Approved Trainer for Restorative Practices
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