Join The Work
Safer communities are built by people.
Community justice is not only something people receive. It is something people help create — through time, training, partnership, support, and a willingness to build a safer Fresno together.
Give time
Volunteer
Help with events, outreach, circles, youth programs, hospitality, and community education.
Learn the work
Intern
Gain real-world experience in mediation, restorative justice, youth leadership, and community practice.
Bring skills
Practitioner
Join as a mediator, facilitator, educator, circle keeper, mentor, or community healing practitioner.
Build together
Partner
Connect as a school, court, nonprofit, agency, funder, neighborhood group, or civic partner.
What Happens Next
You do not need to be an expert to begin.
CJC helps people move from interest to preparation, from preparation to observation, and from observation into meaningful service.
Tell us about yourself
Complete onboarding
Choose your pathway
Learn and observe
Serve, support, and lead
Why People Join
People join because they care about Fresno.
They care about youth, victims, families, neighborhoods, public safety, second chances, accountability, and the possibility that communities can respond to harm in more human ways.
Youth
Young people deserve guidance, belonging, accountability, and another path.
Victims
People affected by harm deserve support, voice, options, and care.
Families
Conflict affects relationships, households, schools, and generations.
Neighborhoods
Trust grows when people know where to turn before harm escalates.
Volunteer Journey
CJC helps volunteers move safely from interest to service.
Volunteers may complete an application, background clearance, required training, confidentiality forms, observation, and pathway selection before serving in sensitive community justice work.