Need Mediation?

What Is Mediation?

Mediation is a conflict resolution process in which mediators help participants have a difficult conversation, get clear about what’s important to everyone, and make decisions that meet the needs of those involved. In mediation, people speak for themselves and make their own decisions.

Mediation at Community Mediation Centers…

  • Is provided at no charge or on a sliding scale. No one is turned away for inability to pay.
  • Gives people a chance to speak, to be heard, and to hear each other.
  • Provides an opportunity for people to understand each other and transform their relationship.
  • Ensures that participants make their own decisions about the outcome of their conflict.
  • Assists people to develop long-term solutions that meet the needs of everyone involved.
  • Occurs at a time and place convenient to the participants.
  • Is facilitated by highly trained volunteers who represent the diversity of the community they serve.

What Types of Disputes Can I Bring to Mediation?

  • Neighborhood disputes (such as noise, property, animals, and lifestyle differences)
  • Inter-Personal disputes (including assaults, harassment, love triangles, and strained friendships
  • Employment disputes (such as co-worker disputes and supervisor/employee conflicts)
  • Business disputes (including business/neighbor and business/customer)
  • Family disputes (including couples, custody, siblings, cross-generational, and parent-teen conflicts)
  • Landlord-tenant disputes
  • Roommate/housemate disputes
  • School disputes (such as those among students and/or between parents, staff, and administration
  • Neighborhood association disputes
  • Land use disputes
  • Challenging transitions (re-entry, addiction recovery, etc.)

Brochure on Community Mediation Maryland 

Find a Mediation Center

Use the list to the right to find the community mediation center most convenient to you. You can reach out to the centers by phone or email to request mediation.

If you are making a referral, check with at least one of the participants to make sure they want the case to go to mediation.

Centers

Free mediation services are available throughout Maryland at the centers listed below.

Los servicios gratuitos de mediación están disponibles en Maryland en los centros que se enumeran debajo.
Servicios de mediación en español: 855-826-2909

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

Anne Arundel Conflict Resolution Center

2666 Riva Road, Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Georgia Noone-Sherrod, Director
(410) 266-9033  Fax: (410) 573-5391
email: programs@aacrc.info
website: AACRC.info

BALTIMORE CITY

Baltimore Community Mediation Center

3333 Greenmount Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Erricka Bridgeford, Director
(410) 467-9165  Fax: (410) 467-9155
For general information, email: info@communitymediation.org
For mediation inquiries, email: cmcoordinator1@communitymediation.org
website: CommunityMediation.org

BALTIMORE COUNTY

Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County

P.O. Box 1134
Cockeysville, MD 21030
Marie Schell, Director
(443) 297-7897
email: mediation@crcbaltimorecounty.org
website: CRCBaltimoreCounty.org

CALVERT COUNTY

Community Mediation Center of Calvert County

P.O. Box 1842
Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678
(443) 295-7456
Sheri Tardio, Director
email: calvertmediation@gmail.com
website: calvert-mediation.org

CAROLINE, DORCHESTER & TALBOT COUNTIES

Mid Shore Community Mediation Center

8626 Brooks Drive, Suite 204
Easton, Maryland 21601
(410) 820-5553
email: info@midshoremediation.org
website: MidshoreMediation.org

CARROLL COUNTY

Carroll County Community Mediation

C/O Continuing Education and Training
Carroll Community College
255 Clifton Blvd., Suite 311
Westminster, MD 21157
Patricia Ryan, Director
(410) 848-1764  Fax: (410) 848-5479
email: CCCMC@carrollcc.edu
website: www.carrollcc.edu/Mediation

CECIL COUNTY

Cecil County Community Mediation Center

224 E Main Street, Suite 110
Elkton, MD 21921
Kathy Glace, Director
(443) 207-5159
email: info@cecilmediation.org
website: cecilmediation.org

CHARLES COUNTY

Charles County Community Mediation Center at the College of Southern Maryland

8730 Mitchell Road, P.O. Box 910
La Plata, MD 20646
Julie Walton, Director
(301) 539-4689
email: mediation@csmd.edu
website: www.csmd.edu/about/mediation

HARFORD COUNTY

Harford County Community Mediation Program

Dept. of Community Services
125 N. Main Street
Bel Air, Maryland 21014
Barbara Richardson, Director
(410) 638-4807  Fax: (410) 803-0433
email: bwrichardson@harfordcountymd.gov
website: HarfordMediation.org

HOWARD COUNTY

Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center of Howard County

9770 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 306
Columbia, MD 21046
Kate Cullen, Director
(443) 518-7693
email: info@mcrchoward.org
website: www.mcrchoward.org

KENT & QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTIES

Community Mediation Upper Shore, Inc.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 692
Physical Address: 100 North Cross Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
Cameron Ronayne, Director
(410) 810-9188
email: info@cmusmediation.org
website: cmusmediation.org

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County

4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd Floor
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Christopher Page, Director
(301) 652-0717 or 0718  Fax: (301) 652-0719
email: info@crcmc.org
website: CRCMC.org

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

Prince George’s Community Collaborative Resolution Center

9111 Edmonston Rd.
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Fasia Hardy, Director
(301) 690-0116  Fax: (301) 270-9701
email: pgresolutioncenter@gmail.com
website: www.pgccrc.org/

ST. MARY’S COUNTY

Community Mediation Center of St. Mary’s County

41620 Courthouse Drive, P.O. Box 853
Leonardtown, Maryland 20650
Mia Bowers, Director
(301) 475-9118
email: office@communitymediationsmc.org
website: CommunityMediationSMC.org

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Mediation First

82 W. Washington St, Suite 309
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Tereance Moore, Director
(240) 200-4108
email: info@mediation1st.org
website: www.choosemediation1st.org/

WICOMICO, WORCESTER, & SOMERSET COUNTIES

Tri Community Mediation

231 West Main Street
Salisbury, Maryland 21801
(410) 548-7174
email: tcm@tricommunitymediation.org
website: TriCommunityMediation.org