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Now Hiring: Executive Director
The Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was formed in 1979 to provide mediation and conflict resolution services in Greater Boston. As one of Massachusetts’ oldest community mediation centers, CDSC promotes collaborative,...
Sponsor Our 2026 CDSC Bash!
CDSC promotes better ways to understand and peacefully resolve conflict through skilled pro bono mediators and training programs in mediation and conflict management. CDSC also provides free and low-cost mediation and conflict resolution services, which helps keep...
Register Now for the Fall 2026 Basic Mediation Training Program
The Basic Mediation Training Program provides skills development for responding to conflict. This 32-hour training is for you, if you are interested in: learning to become a mediator incorporating mediation skills into your current work making a shift in your...
Read CDSC’s June Newsletter
Download this newsletter as a PDF. Hello CDSC Friends. As we welcome summer, this newsletter will update you on all things CDSC. Our Board of Directors is leading the search for our next Executive Director while our staff and volunteers continue to do their...
Read CDSC’s March Newsletter
We are proud to announce that this past fiscal year we mediated over 30% more cases and trained over 55% more people compared to the previous fiscal year, for a total of over 2,000 people served last fiscal year between our training and other conflict resolution services. This means we more than doubled our services in less than two years.
CDSC’s 2025 Annual Report
CDSC released our annual report for fiscal year 2025.The Community Dispute Settlement Center had another successful year in FY25, providing essential services to a wide range of individuals and organizations. In the past year, CDSC: Mediated 193 cases—a 30% increase...
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60 Gore Street, Suite 201
Cambridge, MA 02141-1236
Phone: 617-876-5376
To request mediation, facilitation or conflict coaching: cdscintake@communitydispute.org
For all other inquiries: cdscinfo@communitydispute.org