The John Howard Society

Tell us a bit about what your business does ?

The current John Howard Society of Brandon looks very different from 5 years ago. Our legacy mission statement is repairing the harm done by crime. We now approach this monumental task at all phases of criminality cycle. We work with youth at risk providing skills and tools to navigate life better and with less conflict with Youth Anger Management. We do the same for adults after their first brushes with the criminal justice system with our restorative justice program. Our Food Rescue Store addresses food security and reduces one of the conditions that results in crime – hunger, especially hunger experienced by children and families. We work in BCC to prepare individuals for release and decrease their chances of reoffending. Once released our Men’s Resource Centre and the post incarceration support group provides a prosocial resting place for people escaping the constant struggle of life on the streets and providing programming to assist in a less bumpy reintegration.

What are some professional achievements your business has had, as a team?

Our restorative justice mediators have been asked to speak internationally repeatedly on the topic – and based on that our formal expansion in to civil mediation. The expansion of our anger management programming in to the work place to address the increasing level of stress and conflict that business owners are experiencing.

What are some future goals for your organization?

Expansion into civil mediation (contested and uncontested)

Expansion of anger management in to the workplace

Building Brandon’s Transitional Housing project to provide people with a place to develop skills and prepare themselves for re-entry into market housing.