Read the article by Ellie M. Bayrd about community mediation and the members of the Minnesota Association of Community Mediation Programs of which MSAC is a member. The article first appeared in the Minnesota Police Chief magazine. Reprinted with permission.

MSAC is a member of the Minnesota Community Mediation Programs association. See their Web site at:www.minnesotacommunitymediation.org.

A free mediation program designed to help people with a variety of disputes and concerns in many areas.

For example:

• Neighbors in dispute over property lines, barking dogs, wood piles, fences, music or kids.
• Tenants and Landlords in dispute over repairs, parking, kids, pets, late rent or policies.
• Businesses and Customers in dispute over services, product, policies or pricing.
• Employers and Employees in dispute over attendance, telephone use, policies or benefits.
• Employees in dispute with other Employees over parking, music, shared machinery, temperature of workspace or telephones.
• Adult children still living at home.
• Divisions of estate.
• Elder care or nursing home placement
• Family communication issues, sibling fighting, etc...
• Parents and children fighting about chores, curfews, boundaries, disrespect.
• Large group mediation including city labor/management issues, staff issues within departments or with other departments, board/staff issues, community groups or church disputes,city and neighbor
  issues.
• Truancy issues.