Vermont is stepping into the national spotlight with a $3 million investment from the U.S. Department of Justice to establish the country’s first National Center on Restorative Justice. The funding, announced by Senator Patrick Leahy, will support Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton in partnership with the University of Vermont, the University of San Diego, and the DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs.

The Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center is proud to welcome Larry Blake Harvey as our new Executive Director. "Restorative justice is about creating spaces where accountability and compassion can exist together," Blake shared. "I am grateful for the foundation that Martha McLafferty and so many others have built at this center, and I look forward to carrying that work forward with our community."