Restorative Practices

Restorative Practices Advisory Committees:

• Promote the creation, expansion and maintenance of restorative practices within communities, local justice systems, schools, family courts, child protection systems, detention facilities and other areas.
• Use restorative practices in decision-making and come to a consensus when developing, expanding, and maintaining restorative practices criteria and referral processes.
• Review proposals for community initiatives and create proposals for grant funding.
• Recruit, train and incentivize participation of committee members reflecting equitable representation of restorative initiatives, ethnicities, system partners, victims of crime and justice impacted individuals.
• May request grant funds to help with a per diem for community members, parents, youth and justice-impacted people participating in the committee.
• Provide restorative practices training for all committee members annually.
• Meet regularly to maintain and expand the usage of restorative practices.
• Notify the Office of Restorative Practices (ORP) when the committee will meet and come to consensus on funding initiatives.

These committees develop, expand and maintain restorative practices criteria and processes for their communities. They also determine which restorative initiatives from their community are endorsed to submit proposals for grants. Download our fact sheet on Restorative Practices Advisory Committees.

Use this form to share information with us about a county or jurisdiction's Restorative Practices Advisory Committee.

The Restorative Practices Advisory Committee Planning Grant Program is an initiative from the Office of Restorative Practices. It aims to fund the creation of the statutorily required Restorative Practices Advisory Committees.

The window for 2025 grants is now closed. A Request for Proposals process will begin in December. The process will be similar to the now-closed 2025 RFP process (PDF). 

Find your county or jurisdiction's advisory committee and contact information.

Carlton County

Contact: Donna Lekander (donna.lekander@carltoncountymn.gov, 218-384-4284)

Clay County

Contact: Michelle Carney (michelle.carney@claycountymn.gov, 218-299-7513)

Cook County
Contact: Inger Andress, Chair (Inger@ccmnrj.org, 303-947-6773)

Crow Wing County
Contact: Brian Andrews (executivedirector@larjp.org, 218-820-1128)

Dakota County
Contact: Erin Martin (erin@youthprise.org, 612-491-5086)

Goodhue County
Contact: Rhonda VanSchoonhoven (rhonda.vanschoonhoven@goodhuecountymn.gov, 651-267-4907)

Hennepin County
Contact: Glenn Burt (Glenn.Burt@hennepin.us, 612-919-3813

Olmsted County
Contacts: Cindy Cox (cynthia.cox@olmstedcounty.gov, 507-328-7207), Amber Myers (amber.myers@olmstedcounty.gov, 507-328-7202)

Pine County
Contact: Reese Frederickson (reese.frederickson@co.pine.mn.us, 320-591-1565)

Ramsey County
Contact: Elijah Norris-Holiday (elijah@projectrestoremn.com; 763-346-6914)

Renville County/Eighth Judicial District
Contact: Andrew Peltz (andrew.peltz@renvillecountymn.gov, 320-522-1573)

Roseau County
Contact: Sue Grafstrom (sue.grafstrom@co.roseau.mn.us, 218-463-3375)

Saint Louis County — South
Contact: Katelyn Carter (katelyn@menaspeacemakers.org, 218-260-5313)

Saint Louis County — North
Contact: Laura Thro (ThroKindness@gmail.com, 218-929-1625)

Steele County
Contact: Annette Duncan (annette.duncan@unitedwaysteelecounty.org, 507-363-1118)

Wright County/Tenth Judicial District
Contact: Mike Macmilian (mike.macmillan@co.wright.mn.us, 763-682-7308)

Yellow Medicine County
Contact: Sharon Hendrichs (sharon.hendrichs@co.ym.mn.gov, 320-313-3028)