Mediation and Restorative Justice Center

02/26/2026

We are so honored to be recognized by our community!

02/22/2026

We had a great time today at WCCI’s Winter Family Fun Fest!

01/31/2026

We are deeply grateful to Carolina Mountain Life for featuring MRJC and Homestead Recovery Center in their Winter issue.

The article, “No Tough Love, Just Love Tough,” beautifully captures the heart of our work—meeting people where they are, centering dignity, and leading with restorative, peer-led practices rooted in compassion.

We believe real change happens through relationship, accountability with care, and communities that choose connection over stigma. Thank you to Carolina Mountain Life for helping tell this story and for uplifting recovery approaches grounded in humanity and hope.

You can pick up the free magazine in print for the next few months, or you can read the full feature here:

Health & Wellness Home Page photo: Mollie Bolick, Executive Director of Homestead Recovery Center, and Katlynd Taylor, LEAD Case Manager, conducting overdose reversal trainings along King St. on Overdose Awareness Day 2025. Above: Homestead Recovery Center Staff in Boone, NC No Tough Love, Just Love...

11/28/2025

This season we’re grateful to our community for its investment in restorative practices 🍂💛🍁

11/13/2025

Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey nonprofit staff, service providers, and relief workers: this will be an amazing event! You deserve a little rest and reconnection!

If you work with a non-profit or have worked on relief efforts the past year, please plan on joing us November 18!!

Register Today!
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11/10/2025

In the High Country, community matters - and so does being heard. Conflict doesn’t have to divide us. Mediation creates space for listening, understanding, and healing.

This month, we continue the conversation about the power of restorative justice - where healing begins with being heard 💙

11/06/2025

Happy Restorative Justice month!

We believe in the accountability and healing powers of restorative justice, and hope to pass our values, stories, and mission on to you throughout the month!!

10/22/2025

BOONE — It has been a year since the Boone Police Department hired its first social worker, aiming to decrease officer interactions and provide easier access to resources for those

10/03/2025

It's a beautiful day for a cookout! Come join us!

09/24/2025

09/19/2025

🌸September is Recovery Month!🌼

This month we celebrate the strength, resilience, and hope of those on the journey of recovery. In Watauga County, keep an eye out for our Homestead Recovery Center billboards [hint: there are two!] that call for “Support, not Stigma.”

Whether you’re on your own path to healing, or supporting a loved one, or working in the field — we’re glad you’re part of our recovery ecosystem! 💜