A FairField Center training team made up of Vera Hailey, David McCaskey, and Shannon Sneary Alabanza recently presented at Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services’ 2022 (FY2023) Annual Statewide Training for the Virginia Public Guardian & Conservator Program. The session topic was “Communication and Negotiation Skills for Difficult Conflict Situations” and approximately 60 public …
Enjoy the sights, sounds, tastes, and sense of community that is the Harrisonburg International Festival! Start at Court Square for a casual community gathering where you can visit international food trucks and artisan booths, catch up with friends and neighbors at the Global Village, then circulate to participating downtown businesses that will be hosting more …
Looking for a meaningful way to serve your community? Consider taking our next Restorative Community Conferencing course to learn to co-facilitate Restorative Justice cases. Not sure what is RJ all about? This alternative approach to wrongdoing focuses on repairing the harm done rather than just punishing the perpetrator. Crime harms people and relationships, RJ seeks …
Timothy Ruebke, FairField Center’s Executive Director since 2007, was honored at a recent celebration. He stepped down from the organization earlier this year to take another position.
FairField Center’s Acting Executive Director Nancy Munoz is well-known throughout the Harrisonburg community for her leadership in the Spanish-speaking community as an organizer of the International Women’s Day March and the Harrisonburg International Festival. But recent accomplishments set her apart as an inspiration not only to women of color, but to anyone seeking to truly …
FairField Center’s Executive Director Tim Ruebke was recently recognized for his work as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with a Cindy Mazur Lifelong Learner award. ADR Specialists are used to implement mediation and other conflict resolution techniques (e.g., individual and leadership coaching, group facilitation, and communication training) …
#DYK that FairField Center staff participates in special programs like Transforming the Mind for Peace Lab, a project of The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University? The Lab takes a multi-faceted approach to building peace. Lab activities contribute to the field by supporting practitioners, policymaking, innovating research, …
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. You can make …
Harrisonburg’s FairField Center will celebrate 40 years of service during the month of November. The Center will mark the occasion by highlighting the many contributions made by staff and volunteers and showcasing what each of the various Center branches offer. A series of images and video posted at www.fairfieldcenter.org and on social media will cover …
