Restorative Community Coalition
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We are an action-oriented coalition providing direct services to families affected by the justice system and are advocating for restorative, economic, systematic, and social change. The Coalition is clear that restorative solutions starting with early childhood education, prevention, trauma therapy and behavior modification therapy are most valuable. Current diversion and intervention programs lik
07/08/2026
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06/08/2026
#235 - iChange Justice Podcast: Restorative Community Coalition Presents: Broken Promises or Real Restorative Action? 🎙️
The wait is over! We are officially launching an all-new monthly broadcast format! 📻 For this milestone episode, our entire board steps up to the microphone to co-host a critical conversation on a heavy reality: the systemic breach of trust in our local justice system.
Facilitated by board member Atul Deshmane, our panel brings together coalition founder Irene Morgan, board members Karen Ball and Lucy Kesterson, alongside Ray Rodriguez and Miriam Karamoko from the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission.
We are diving deep into the hard truths the community needs to hear:
👉 The 90/10 Reality Check: Voters were promised a 50/50 split to fund crucial behavioral health and re-entry services during the 2023 jail levy. Instead, current plans allocate roughly 90% of the funds strictly to jail cells. 📉
👉 The Missing Needs Assessment: Why did local executives scrap the promised community needs assessment within two weeks of taking office? 📋
👉 Silenced Voices: We need to see how we pacify citizens while maintaining the unsustainable incarceration loop active. 🔄
We believe it’s time to design a system that actually heals. Restorative Justice is the Focus, and it begins by demanding transparency and building true Connection within our community. 🕊️🌾
04/26/2026
#234-iChange Justice Podcast – From Prison to Homeless, to Certified Peer Counselors (Encore)
In this encore episode, Host Joy Gilfilen introduces John and Wes, two men rebuilding their lives after incarceration and now helping others find their way forward.
They share what it was like reentering society in Cowlitz County, Washington, after felony convictions left them navigating life after prison, homelessness, and the challenges of starting over. Through perseverance and support, both men found work and became certified peer counselors, first living at and later working with the Community House on Broadway as peer mentors and housing specialists.
Today, their lived experience helps others facing similar challenges reconnect with housing, stability, and opportunity.
We are closing out our encore series and will be introducing our next community discussion... Stay Tuned.
Find the iChange Justice Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts, and thank you to KOYS-LPFM 94.1 for airing our show every Thursday at Noon.
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Bellingham, WA
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