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Circles Take Root with Single Parents

Merritt, Midge
June 4, 2015

Source: (-0001) Rochester, NY: Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center

In June 2004, Midge Merritt and Janice Lester Bell participated in a Circle Keeper Training let by Kay Pranis and sponsored by Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center. Afterwards, they established a circle at Wilson Commencement Park where Midge is a Case Manager and Janice was an intern. Here is their story. (Author’s abstract)

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