by Hope Lassen | Nov 5, 2014 | Events, Featured, Restorative Justice
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Peace Ambassadors from Alternatives’ Restorative Justice program at TEAM Englewood High School had a great time last Sunday participating in the Ditch the Weight & Guns Englewood 5K Walk & Run. The Peace Ambassadors...
by Hope Lassen | Sep 10, 2014 | Featured, Restorative Justice
One of our amazing and multi-talented Restorative Justice Specialists is also a percussionist with a Master’s degree in Music Therapy. Please support this indiegogo campaign to buy a set of drums for the Peace Room he is setting up. Check out the page he created...
by admin | Sep 2, 2014 | Career and Employment Services, Featured, Restorative Justice
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For some students, the start of a new school year is a time of hope. For others, it’s a time of dread. After summer, school brings the anxiety of grades, sports, getting chosen for extracurriculars and navigating the school social...
by Hope Lassen | Jun 10, 2014 | Featured, Restorative Justice, Success Stories
Teens teach each other lessons in justice BY NATASHA S. ALFORD JUN 10, 2014 Natasha S. Alford/Medill Reports At Alternatives Inc. in Uptown, students are trained to deal with conflicts at their high schools using principles of restorative justice. When Denisia Bryant,...
by Hope Lassen | Apr 22, 2014 | Featured, Restorative Justice
April 29 – 5:30 p.m. With the release of new data from the Chicago Public Schools in February, we learned that during the last school year, 307 students were kicked out of charter schools, which have a total enrollment of about 50,000. In district-run schools, there...
by Hope Lassen | Mar 1, 2014 | Restorative Justice
February’s Peace Party at Senn High School was a great chance for current and former Senn Peace Ambassadors and other Senn students interested in becoming Peace Ambassadors to come together for a talking circle. Currently, we have recruited 7 new students...
