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Company works with people to help resolve conflicts - By JEANETTE WOLFBERG

CATSKILL — Common Ground Dispute Resolution, Inc. helps people in adversarial situations come to solutions. It serves Columbia and Greene counties and has its main office in Catskill. It mediates civil cases out of court (with and without a judge’s referral), runs workshops, coaches educational programs like restorative justice, helps with decision making for older family members, partners in school-to-workforce pipeline efforts, and raises funds to support its work.

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Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Awards $180,000 to Columbia County Nonprofits

The Fund for Columbia County, one of nine Area Funds of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, has announced the 2024 recipients of its annual Grants for Community Impact program. The Fund awarded $180,425 in this cycle, funding 40 Columbia County nonprofits. Read More.

Stewart's Shops Supports the Local Community Through Ice Cream & Monetary Donations

We are grateful for the generous support from these foundations:

Peaceable Schools/Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice Programs at Germantown Central Schools/Hudson City School District:  This project has been supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

The Dyson Foundation for General Operating Support.

The Columbia County Youth Bureau for all youth programs throughout Columbia County.

Stewart’s Shops for Youth Programs in Greene and Columbia Counties.

Students from Germantown and Hudson Schools through the generosity of grants from The Berkshire-Taconic Community Foundation, The Columbia County Youth Bureau, and The Dyson Foundation. 

We had a very special guest from Uganda visit the kids in Hudson—Godfried ​Opio from Uganda. Godfried was a guest of one of our volunteers who assisted Penny in RJ circles at Hudson Jr/Sr HS.  Godfrey has used RJ in his community and was able to share very personal experiences with the Hudson youth.   The movie was part of the connecting integration with RJ.  Thank you for all you do and for supporting Common Ground.

Dyson Foundation, Stewart’s Shops and Columbia County. Youth Bureau as facilitators of this funding