CLEVELAND – FrontLine Service’s Cleveland Mediation Center (CMC) has started a new program in our community to connect individuals returning from prison with their family members. Funded by the JAMS Foundation and the National Association for Community Mediation and in partnership with Oriana House and FrontLine Service’s Children of Incarcerated Parents Program, CMC is mediating with fathers at Oriana House’s Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) and caregivers of the

Charles had all but lost hope. He wanted a chance to change his life, to be a husband and father, and to leave the lifestyle that had led to serving time in prison. He had spent 7 years in prison for drug trafficking and weapons charges. After serving his time, Charles was sent to the Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) for six months to transition back into the community. He felt lost, unsure of what to do. It was there that Charles met Tracy Callahan, a mediator