Community Mediation Services

History

Our mission is to promote and provide mediation and restorative services throughout the greater New Orleans area to prevent conflict or to resolve it peacefully and with justice. We do this by offering training and services in restorative practices such as mediation, facilitation, and other forms of conflict resolution for all ages through the New Orleans region.

Specialties

What Types of Disputes Can I Bring to a Mediation? Neighborhood disputes (such as noise, property, animals, and lifestyle differences) Landlord-tenant dispute Neighborhood association disputes Land use disputes Business disputes (including business/neighbor and business/customer) Roommate/housemate disputes Employment disputes (such as co-worker disputes and supervisor/employee conflicts Family disputes (including couples, custody, siblings, cross-generational, and parent-teen conflicts Community Mediation Services, Inc. (CMS), a non-profit organization in New Orleans, was founded in 1994 to help youth, adults and families resolve conflicts through peaceful, non-adjudicative, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. Since our inception, we have successfully resolved conflicts without litigation and improved relationships in a variety of contexts such as schools, families, neighborhoods, and the workplace.