MISSION STATEMENT

The Mediation & Conflict Resolution Center (MCRC) at Howard Community College promotes peaceful resolution of conflict by providing mediation and conflict resolution services, education and training for the Howard County community.

• MCRC helps people improve their lives by helping them handle conflict in healthy ways. 
• MCRC contributes to our community through early conflict intervention and proactive conflict prevention. 
• MCRC promotes the power of dialogue through open communication amongst ourselves and with all members of our community.
• MCRC provides high quality, convenient and financially accessible conflict resolution services.
• MCRC supports lifelong learning about conflict resolution techniques for all residents of Howard County.
• MCRC embraces the ideals of Restorative Justice---processes that promote the empowerment of all persons affected by a conflict to collectively identify and address harm, needs and obligations in order to make things as right as possible.
• MCRC strives for organizational flexibility to meet changing conflict resolution needs of Howard County.
• MCRC models the ideal of respecting diversity by honoring differences and similarities among people and cultures as an important part of our work.