Our goal is to help our community resolve disputes peacefully through mediation. We do this by providing affordable mediation services, teaching communication skills to our community, and educating future mediators. We regularly speak to our community on the topic of mediation to create awareness and encourage mediation as a way of handling conflict. We work with local courts to coordinate mediation programs and provide mediation services to improve access to justice. In 2017, we mediated over 1,200 cases referred from area courts. We taught strategies for parenting across two separate homes to 200+ parents. We introduced parties in 2,500 court-referred cases to the mediation process. Over 100 trainees joined us in our mediation certification and advancement courses throughout the year. We also provided affordable private mediation services to help solve family and civil disputes. The CMG Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.