Supporting a Strong & Healthy Community
Navigating conflict
Exploring Opportunities
Achieving Solutions
Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center is now Piedmont Peace Center!
Innovating Peacebuilding and Understanding
Piedmont Peace Center serves individuals, families, organizations and communities by providing specialists to educate and facilitate conflict management. Founded in 1990 and established in 1993 as the Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center, the Center has expanded its services over the years to meet the expressed needs of our local communities. Over the years, we have served thousands of citizens in the region.
The Center promotes peaceful resolution of conflicts of all types in the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Madison, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, and Stafford, as well as the cities of Manassas, Manassas Park, and surrounding areas. Our mediation, restorative justice, multi-party facilitation services and trainings are available to individuals, families, businesses, organizations, churches and communities at large.
Court-referred mediations in 2023
Counties Served
Court-referred mediations since 2004
Join us for CHATS, a facilitated process designed to deepen our appreciation and understanding of others through interesting conversations and activities. CHATS are held regularly! Click to learn more:
An Introduction to the Mediation Process
This video was produced by the Maryland System but provides an excellent overview of the mediation process. Your experience may be different depending on your needs. Contact us to discuss how Piedmont Peace Center can help you create a solution to your conflict.
How We Can Help
Our Vision
Piedmont Peace Center envisions a community where all voices are heard and values, perspectives and differences are respected. In working toward this goal, we embrace the following values:
Understanding
We seek understanding through empathy and compassion.
Respect
We value every person as an equal and respect their inherent dignity.
Integrity
We maintain the highest level of integrity and ethics by being trustwothy, reliable and transparent.
Collaboration
We collaborate with and for others to reach solutions and reveal new possibilities.
Making a Difference
We believe in people and communities and facilitate positive change for those we serve. We make a difference by planning for the future with imagination, innovation, and wisdom.
