Individuals & Volunteers
Justice is what love looks like in public.
~Dr. Cornel West
Our Beloved Community!
How Can I Participate in BRITE CO?
BRITE CO is an organization that is bolstered by our incredible volunteers who support our restorative interventions in many different ways!
We offer extensive training to all volunteers who help support our restorative justice programs and interventions. Our training begins with a 2 hour training on the fundamentals of restorative practices and continues through a 16 hour facilitator training. Click below to read more about the training opportunities available to BRITE Collaborative’s volunteers!
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Anyone can join us for our Restorative Practices Orientation which is offered 6 times a year (virtually). Here you get an opportunity to learn more about volunteering with BRITE CO and/or how to bring restorative practices to YOUR community!
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Community Members are essential in restorative justice. Speaking from personal perspective to identify how the broader community is affected by crime, BRITE CO's community members ensure that the reparative agreements in the Responsible Person’s contract are fair to the participants and the community.
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Committed volunteers become facilitators by learning and practicing how to lead a restorative justice conference. Facilitators empower those affected by and responsible for crime and harm.
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BRITE CO offers regular training opportunities to deepen your restorative skills and opportunities to connect with our community!
Opportunities include: Restorative Conversations, Reflective Statements & Reframing, Connection Circles, Learning Restorative Justice Through Games, Cultural Responsiveness in Restorative Practices & More!
All trainings are in compliance with the Colorado Restorative Justice Practitioner Guidelines adopted by the Colorado Restorative Justice Coordinating Council and endorsed by the Colorado Coalition for Restorative Justice Practices.
Additionally, our trainings integrate best practices from the Restorative Rainbow Alliance. It outlines and describes best practices and norms for LGBTQ+ affirmation restorative justice and practices.
Building Restorative Communities
Early Interventions
BRITE Co. can bring training and programs to your community based organization.
Working in Your Community to Build Resilience
BRITE Collaborative can train along the continuum of restorative offerings and interventions to help build relationships and transform conflict.
We want to work with YOU to help create access to tools and skills that help create connection, build empathy, and collective resilience. Reach out to us to learn how we can help support your community! We work with youth serving organizations, organizations working with populations who have lived experience in the criminal justice system, those serving other at-risk communities.
Restorative Offerings Can Include:
Training for all staff in how to use and lead Connection Circles
Training in Restorative Conversations to address one-on-one conflict
Practice with Advanced Skills for creating a psychologically safe environment
Collaborative designing a restorative process that responds to your organization’s needs
Ongoing coaching and consultation
Referrals to BRITE Collaborative to address significant harm through a restorative process
“Our mistakes do not define us. It is really beautiful for me to say we have the opportunity to help youth and adults learn from their mistakes. To understand that our mistakes do not define us. And that having the greater community around us helps with that learning.”