Works with state and local agencies and parents to identify and resolve interagency issues and jurisdictional disputes that impede access to services for children and youth who are hard-to-place and hard-to-serve because of their multiple disabilities

Provides mediation and arbitration services for community, parent/child, divorce, custody and visitation, and juvenile issues. A neutral third person, the mediator, facilitates discussions between the parties. The mediator helps participants develop or refine their communication skills, and teaches school children techniques for resolving disagreements. Mediators are trained conflict resolution volunteers.

School mediation programs encourage communication, neutrality, empowerment, and confidentiality. Students negotiate their differences with trained peer mediators. Programs are implemented in schools from elementary through college levels.

Parents and adolescents meet with professionally trained mediators to resolve conflicts in a manner that is fair and acceptable to both the parents and the adolescents.

A 7-week series for parents and youth aged 10-14 together. In this program parents and youth learn about each other through activities that give them insight into each other’s worlds, offer them effective communication strategies that lead to deeper and lasting connection, and practice how to work through problems together.

Provides short-term crisis intervention/counseling to young people and their families to prevent or remediate those crises or conflicts which put youth at risk for running away, abuse or neglect, court placement or homelessness. Case management and advocacy.

Addresses the physical, legal, financial and emotional challenges for aging individuals. Assists seniors in resolving conflicts that include but are not limited to estate planning, medical care, loss of independence, and family relationships. Also assists in senior housing/tenant issues. There is no fee.

Commercial Mediation services focus on Bad Checks, Business-to-Business issues, Contracts, Customer Relations, Partnerships, Vendor Relationships, Workplace Conflict including Interpersonal, Harassment, and Discrimination Disputes, Training and Consultation Services, Conflict Resolution and Effective Communication Training, Dispute Resolution System Design.

ADAPT focuses upon teen/parent mediation with families who are experiencing some form of conflict, such as truancy, school suspensions, out of control behaviors, which they feel powerless to resolve. Our trained mediators assist the families by facilitating the mediation and ensuring a safe space where they are able to accomplish the program goals and objectives.

Recovers parentally abducted children and helps to resolve parental custodial disputes through the use of: professional family mediators the toll free number for in-flight and contemplating parents preventative counseling for parents contemplating abduction of their children and referrals to additional agencies and services.

Conducts a variety of workshops for people of all ages. School-based workshops include staff development workshops, in-classroom workshop, bias awareness, bullying, problem solving, and a three-day peer mediation training workshop for students. Community-based workshops are conducted for community, organizations, hospitals, and religious organizations that work with children and young adults. Conflict Resolution for Facilitators Workshop provides participants with conflict resolution training skills. Nurturing Inclusive Community Environment (NICE) is an emotional support program designed to end school violence and encourage academic success in a safe, peaceful learning environment. The CRC Elder Concerns gives support in the decision making process regarding health concerns and the transition to assisted living or nursing homes. Other services are also available, such as in-service course credits, mediation services, response to bullying workshops, a leadership and social justice day camp, LGBTQ workshops, and a re-entry support program for formerly incarcerated parents and their children.

Offers various modes of counseling for individuals, couples families, youth, etc on various life situations.

ADAPT focuses upon teen/parent mediation with families who are experiencing some form of conflict, such as truancy, school suspensions, out of control behaviors, which they feel powerless to resolve. Our trained mediators assist the families by facilitating the mediation and ensuring a safe space where they are able to accomplish the program goals and objectives.

Offers a program which provides an alternative approach to resolving problems between parents and their children.

Offers a variety of legal clinics, outlined below. Access to Justice Hybrid Clinic: Students staff either the Help Desk in Erie County Family Court or the Pro Se Assistance Program in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York (Buffalo and Rochester). Animal Law Clinic: The Animal Law Clinic focuses on national, state, and local policy addressing animal welfare issues, such as puppy mills, feral and community cats, and former racehorses. Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic: A litigation clinic focused on civil rights and civil liberties, spanning constitutional liberties like free speech, privacy, due process, and statutory civil rights against discrimination. COVID Response Legal Clinic: Student attorneys serve unmet access-to-justice needs of the community, helping individual and families who are facing unexpected legal matters due to the coronavirus. e-Law Center Clinic: Works with diverse companies who are confronting a variety of business challenges specific to startups and early stage high-growth ventures. Environmental Advocacy Clinic: Focuses on state, national, and international environmental policy issues that have a direct impact on Western New York, as well as national and international implications. Family Violence and Women's Rights Law: Focuses on attaining justice and safety for victims of intimate partner violence. Mediation Clinic: Working on cases referred by local courts or other mediation agencies, students help resolve disputes in family law, small claims, and the community. Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic: Provides practical legal research and thoughtful pro bono service through an ongoing collaborative effort to empower a resilient Puerto Rico.

NCCRS is a program of the Rural Law Center of New York, Inc. The organization is staffed by mediation professionals and certified community volunteers, and is part of the statewide Community mediation Centers Program administered by the New York State Unified Court System.

Available in school districts as a means of resolving differences between the school district and parents/guardians of students who are physically, mentally or emotionally challenged. Participation does not limit other alternatives such as an impartial hearing.

Available in school districts as a means of resolving differences between the school district and parents/guardians of students who are physically, mentally or emotionally challenged. Participation does not limit other alternatives such as an impartial hearing.

Provides mediators to encourage separated or divorced parents to work towards the creation of a parenting plan on behalf of their child/children with the assistance of a neutral third party.

Provides brief crisis intervention, short-term counseling, mediation, advocacy and/or referral for youth who are runaways or homeless or at risk of becoming runaways due to family conflicts. Referral to emergency shelter or group homes.

Business trainings for businesses, organizations, nonprofits and more.

Parents and adolescents meet with professionally trained mediators to resolve conflicts in a manner that is fair and acceptable to both the parents and the adolescents.

Provides free or low cost counseling for parents and teens. Refers to other community resources when appropriate. Volunteer opportunities available. Office is based in Woodstock and therapy sessions are held at the office. Transportation is not provided.

Offers divorcing or separating couples an effective and humane alternative to the traditional adversarial process. With the help of a trained mediator, couples in mediation work out their settlement based solely on the needs of the couple and of the children. Process seeks to explore options for both the husband and wife. Areas of mediation include parenting responsibilities (access, custody, support), distribution of marital assets, spousal maintenance (alimony), and any other relevant issues. Mediation process includes an initial consultation followed a limited number of bi-weekly 1 hour - 1 1/2 hour sessions. The mediator prepares a plain-language Memorandum of Understanding which sets forth all the terms needed for divorce with the exception of legal language and signatures. The couple may then submit the memorandum to their attorneys, or neutral attorney. Call. Appointment required.