Our mission is to foster a strong, healthy community through restorative practices. Executive Director cellphone-218-820-1128
starting in 2004, LARJP was born, and today is stronger and healthier than it has ever been! Taking strategic actions and intentionally recruiting individuals to support!
03/15/2026
🎉 Connector Award Recognition 🎉
Congratulations to Alyssia Fearing, CLC Human Services Intern, on being selected for the Connector Award!
Alyssia has gone above and beyond in raising awareness about LARJP, sharing events and opportunities that invite others to learn something new. She has also played a key role in connecting people and organizations with LARJP’s staff and leadership to explore meaningful partnerships.
One of the 5 Voices is the Connector, and Alyssia truly exemplifies the characteristics of this voice through her dedication, outreach, and relationship-building.
This decision was Finalized after Alyssia was dropping off flyers for the upcoming Second Chance Month Event and was sharing about Lakes Area Restorative Justice when the individual from Partners Behavioral Health then reached out to our director Brian J Andrews Luby about this opportunity and followed up with email introductions that lead to an amazing meeting this past Thursday with Tony B representative of Partners Behavioral Health and our team.
Great job Alyssia, this is truly how businesses are successful and how lives are we impacted!
đź‘Ź Well done, Alyssia, and thank you for the positive impact you continue to make!
03/10/2026
Huge thanks to Myles from Lakeland News for coming to our first of it's kind Impact Partnership Launch Event held last Friday! I want to thank Brian for his leadership and each of the magnificent employees on his team, the countless partners who have supported our organization grow beyond the limits of Impossible. When we all come together with the greater good as our primary force, ANYTHING BECOMES POSSIBLE, WE BEGIN TO DREAM BIGGER, HOPE AND JOY BECOME PRIMARY RESIDENTS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF Lakes Area Restorative Justice ! GREST JOB TEAM!
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03/08/2026
National Women's Day 2026
Today we recognize the many past and present members of the team on National Women's Day. Today we Celebrate YOU!
02/19/2026
Special Shout Out to these two ChangeMakers- Mike Skrukrud Manager of Restorative Practices and Ali Samp School Restorative Practice Specialist for their dedication to gaining the skills that can best support and serve our region's youth. Today is the completion of Day 3 of Minnesota Department of Education's Circle 1 four full days of training. These two along will be returning from this training for a short stop before jumping into the next training around mental health, prevention and youth development..
From LARJP and the Next Generation, Thank You Both!
02/13/2026
We are so Thankful for the continued partnership with the Lions Club, from the financial support of Nisswa Lions Club to our staff being trained with Lions Quest Curriculum which will absolutely. Are an Impact as we build capacity! Lions Denise Marie Laudenbach
We all make mistakes. Sometimes, they're small and they don't mean much. But some, follow you. Some define you. When you're put into a box, it's hard to get out
01/22/2026
We have recently been nominated for Non-profit and Community Service award, see the following message- I look after nominations for the 6th annual Non-Profit Organisation Awards, which honours and commends those dedicated to transforming lives and building better futures. 🌟
Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project's work in Non-Profit & Community Services has stood out in our search for potential candidates and we would like to nominate you for 2026.
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01/22/2026
Please join us in welcoming Ash Lee, our next ChangeMaker to be hired at Lakes Area Restorative Justice for the role of Executive Assistant! Ash will be bringing a well of knowledge skills and experiences that she will combined with passion and dedication for the youth. In her new role Ash will help support continued fidelity, consistency and continued growth while enhancing and advancing operations.
Welcome to the Team Ash!
01/22/2026
Welcome Ali Samp! Please join us in Congratulating Ali on being selected for the new position of School Restorative Practice Specialist, we are beyond thrilled to have her join the team!
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Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project (LARJP) is a community directed, operated and supported non-profit organization which was established in 2004 by the collective efforts of Roger Lynn, a retired Methodist Minister and Stephanie Haider, a retired Dakota County probation officer. Lynn founded a juvenile offender program in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, and has extensive training and experience in restorative justice. Haider has initiated, developed and operated numerous restorative justice and victim-focused programs through Dakota County Community Corrections from 1980-2003. Both Lynn and Haider remain as consultants and trainers for LARJP.
LARJP is currently the only Restorative Justice Program in all of Crow Wing County and surrounding counties. Our staff, trainers and consultants have a combined history of more than 70 years’ experience in restorative justice practices and LARJP has provided services to juveniles in Crow Wing County for 13 years. The success of our programs is directly related to the qualified staff and volunteers of the organization.
The core program of LARJP is Restorative Group Conferencing (RGC). RGC provides a forum for juvenile wrongdoers and their families, those victimized by the harm, and their supporters to meet in a safe and respectful environment to discuss the incident. LARJP gets case referrals from the County Attorney’s office and 6 county Police Departments as well as the schools in Crow Wing County. Our program currently serves on average 40-50 cases per year. The RGC process enables those victimized to express their feelings about the impact of the harmful behavior and to get answers to their questions. It helps offenders understand the true impact of their actions on the victim, their family, and the community as well as hold them accountable for the harm they have caused by completing a contract designed by themselves and the victim on how the harm will be repaired. By completing the contract the offender’s record is cleared which allows and empowers them to have a greater educational and employment opportunity as an adult.
Our Mission
To foster a strong healthy community through Restorative Justice Practices.
What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders, as well as the community involved. It shifts the focus from punishment to restoring and healing.
Why We Do This.
To enable those who have been victimized to express their feelings about the impact of the harmful behavior and to get answers to their questions.
To help offenders understand the true impact of their actions o the victim, their family and the community.
To hold offenders accountable for the harm that they have caused in a direct and timely manner.
