Mission Statement
Established in 1979, the Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC) is a private, not-for-profit mediation and training center dedicated to providing an alternative and affordable forum for resolving conflict. CDSC promotes better ways to understand and deal with conflict through skilled teams of pro bono mediators, training programs in mediation and conflict management, and broad community outreach. We are committed to making our services accessible to underserved populations and to addressing emerging community needs.
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Since 1979, CDSC has been providing affordable mediation services to the community and to the courts. A list of our services includes:
- Divorce or Separation
- Marital Mediation
- Gay and Lesbian
- Elder Care
- Housing
- Consumer Disputes
- Workplace Conflicts
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Are you interested in incorporating new skills into your current work or making a shift in your professional role? We provide mediation training in the following areas:
- Basic Mediation Training
- Mediation Practicum
- Divorce Mediation Training
- Specialized Training
- Teleseminars
- Conflict Management
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Deal with Conflict Effectively: Tools for your Toolbox. CDSC will customize an interactive, skill-based workshop and bring it directly to you. For organizations and groups, skill-development for: Agencies, professional associations, schools, colleges, youth groups
Mediation Training
Next CDSC 33 Hour Mediation Training begins October 24!
Next Class Begins Fall 2019: Click here to learn more!
Divorce Mediation Training
CDSC BASH! October 16, 2019
Join us in celebrating at the 40th Anniversary CDSC Bash on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Cambridge Multi-Cultural Arts Center.
This event continues to serve as our signature fundraising event of the year; the funds we raise support the alternative and affordable dispute resolution services we provide in the courts, the schools and the community.
Click here learn more or to purchase tickets or sponsor the Bash!
The Mimi Grosser Scholarship Fund
Gail Packer (left) was hired in 1988 as the Executive Director of the Community Dispute Settlement Center.
Packer and Mimi Grosser (right), a volunteer at the time, have worked closely for 27 years... click here to read more
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Our Location
60 Gore Street, Suite 202
Cambridge, MA 02141-1236
Call us at 617-876-5376
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