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DRS offers the following services to benefit the community:

Community Mediation Services
Youth Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Program
Rainbow Mediation

Community Mediation Services
To the public at large, including individuals, families, small businesses, and community and neighborhood organizations, DRS provides an affordable and accessible way to resolve disputes through mediation. For the convenience of community residents, DRS offices are available in downtown Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Long Beach, Pomona and in Pasadena. Typical issues addressed in community mediation are:

Consumer/Merchant
Domestic Relations
Employer/Employee
Environmental
Family/Divorce
Landlord/Tenant
Neighbors
Property Ownership
Small Claims
Zoning and Land Use

DRS requests a nominal fee, which is waived in cases of need for mediation services.

For more information, contact Debora Thomas-Beasley, DRS Program Coordinator, at (626) 449-3807.

Youth Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Program
The DRS Youth Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Program serves youth in schools and school districts throughout Los Angeles County. It is designed to reduce and prevent acts of frustration and violence among youth through four activities:

Student Peer Mediation
Conflict Resolution Education
Parent Education Seminars
Teacher and Faculty Training

The program offers an intensive 25-hour Peer Mediation Training Course, conflict workshops, and holds a graduation and recognition event for students and volunteers participating in the program. Additionally, the program offers ongoing dispute resolution consulting and training services for schools, educational and other organizations, youth groups and families throughout the school calendar year.

For more information, contact Gemma George, DRS Training Coordinator, at (213) 896-6441.

DRS Peer Mediator Anna Iporac Named 2007 Outstanding Youth Volunteer by LA County Board of Supervisors During Mediation Week Ceremonies

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Rainbow Mediation
Rainbow Mediation provides mediation and facilitation services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities of Southern California. The program office is offered through our West Hollywood Community Services office. This is a service that participants can trust and provides the opportunity to settle conflicts outside of court. Typical issues addressed are:

Cohabitation Arrangements
Domestic Partnership Dissolution
Child Support and Child Custody
Parent and non-biological parent rights
HIV/AIDS Issues
Employment Disputes

For more information, contact the DRS West Hollywood Community Office at (323) 930-1841.

To Contact DRS:

Address:	1055 W. 7th Street Suite 2700 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone:	(213) 896-6533
Fax:	(213) 833-6718
E-mail:	drs@lacba.org

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DRS services receive support from the County of Los Angeles Dispute Resolution Program, the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation, the City of Santa Monica, the City of West Hollywood, and generous private donors.