The AAA-ICDR Foundation concludes 2023 with an impressive look back on 2023. Stay tuned for more exciting developments in 2024, all made possible through contributions like yours. Read the full update, and consider making a contribution.

This article discusses the Foundation’s 2023 grant to Roca Inc., providing Rewire4 training department-wide at the Baltimore Police Department as way to reduce violence and increase understanding between police, community, and young adults.

The Foundation ended 2023 as a successful year of advancing our mission of supporting the prevention and resolution of conflicts by expanding access to ADR. Read about our many accomplishments in Q4 including: wining an award, publishing an article, and promoting civility, community building, and best practices in law enforcement and public safety.

The AAA-ICDR Foundation, in response to the intense and raw emotional impact upon
university and college students of the violence in Israel and Gaza, has announced a
Rapid Response grant to the Divided Community Project at The Ohio State University
Moritz College of Law.
 

This event featured the AAA-ICDR Foundation's 2022 Special Initiative grant to the National Civic League to promote and measure civility by producing a Civility Index, working with three pilot communities to embed civil discourse practices into public settings, and convening local leaders to refine and disseminate these tools and practices. 

The AAA-ICDR Foundation is pleased to announce it has been awarded the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s 2023 Lawyer as Problem Solver Award. Annually awarded to legal professionals and/or institutions that exhibit extraordinary skill in promoting lawyers as problem solvers and resolving disputes at the individual, community, state, national, and international levels.

The American Bar Association finalized the recipients of subgrants from a $200,000 grant awarded by the American Arbitration Association International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation as part of the  “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration” initiatives.

AAA-ICDR Foundation published an article in the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Journal titled: Advancing Access to Justice Through Alternative Dispute Resolution: AAA-ICDR Foundation Grantees in Focus.

The AAA-ICDR Foundation Third Quarter 2023 Update is now available. Get the latest news on Rapid Response Grants, learn how to register for upcoming events and access a webinar on implementing mediation response units.

AAA-ICDR Foundation Board awards $100,000 in Rapid Response Grants to organizations providing alternatives to law enforcement responses for public safety.

AAA-ICDR Foundation has awarded two grants totaling $400,000 to expand Dayton Ohio’s Mediation Response Unit. This recorded webinar provides an overview of the Unit and advice for other communities wanting to develop similar programs.

Exciting developments during the second quarter of 2023 include: a Special Initiative Grant, a new member of the Board, a stunning Annual Report, a presentation on trauma-informed mediation for Ukrainians, and more!