Values​

• Community: We promote processes that encourage personal and collective responsibility. We aim to improve quality of life and greater connection for Burlington and surrounding communities.
   

• Empathy:  We acknowledge how identity and lived experience shape us as individuals and inform our relationships and the choices we make. We aspire to listen actively and understand others.
   

• Equity: We strive to foster just outcomes and promote fairness and access for all by recognizing the unique experience of each individual and by addressing systemic disparities.
   

• Dignity: We honor the rights of victims and survivors and meet participants where they are. We respect the lived experiences and dignity of each individual.
   

• Accountability: We support people in taking responsibility for the harm they have caused and understanding its impact on other people and the community. As an organization, we strive to be accountable to each other, our participants, and our community.
   

• Innovation: We embrace a culture of curiosity and creativity, and we develop new solutions to meet the future needs of our community.
   

• Empowerment: We respect the agency of everyone we work with. We support responsible parties, victims, and survivors with what they need to make their own choices in the restorative process.
   

• Public Service: The Burlington CJC is committed to serving the people of Chittenden County and responds to needs in our community.