BELFAST — Looking for a few good mentors! The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is seeking stable, compassionate, and resourceful volunteers to become mentors. Mentors play a crucial role in making the work of restorative justice happen. They provide guidance to juveniles and adults who are taking responsibility for causing harm by participating in our Community Resolution Program, or Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center residents seeking healthy re-integration into the community.

If you are interested in mentoring, please consider signing up for the next RJP training series, to be held at the Christ the King Church in Belfast, located in the Belfast Center at 9 Field St, Suite 330. The first session, which doubles as an informational session, will be held on Thursday, October 19, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. The rest of the training will take place on the following four Thursday evenings: 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, and 11/16, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.

Our mentors include teachers, mental health professionals, lobstermen, carpenters, lawyers, pastors, and community activists. One past training participant said, "The entire experience was eye-opening. The passion of the presenters was obvious and infectious." Another said, "It has renewed my spirit."

To register for the sessions, please contact Hanlon Kelley at 338-2742, ext. 101, or e-mail hanlon@rjpmidcoast.org.

The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast is a nonprofit organization that promotes fundamental change in the justice system and schools. Our responses to crime and wrongdoing seek renewal and safety for the community, support and healing for victims, and accountability and reintegration of the offender. To learn more about the Restorative Justice Project, visit www.rjpmidcoast.org. Thank you!