Full Circle Restorative Justice

10/14/2026

Starting a difficult conversation can take courage. A few thoughtful words can help open the door to understanding 💜

Here are three ways to begin that you can make your own!

10/10/2026

It’s easy to start planning our comeback before the other person finishes talking 😅 But sometimes a simple “can you tell me more?” helps us understand what’s underneath the disagreement.

This week’s Circle Question 💜
When you disagree with someone, what helps you stay curious?

10/06/2026

Your perspective can help make our roads safer.

The Upper Arkansas Region DUI Task Force is welcoming new members from Fremont, Chaffee, Custer, and Lake counties.

Impaired driving affects families, workplaces, schools, first responders, and entire communities. Preventing it requires more than one agency or profession—it requires people with different experiences and perspectives working together.

Task force members help:
-Review local impaired-driving data and community trends
- Identify gaps, needs, and prevention opportunities
- Develop education and community outreach activities
- Strengthen coordination among regional partners
- Support practical strategies that can prevent crashes, injuries, and deaths
- Build a sustainable, community-driven approach to impaired-driving prevention

We welcome community members, people with lived experience, law enforcement, first responders, healthcare and behavioral health professionals, educators, businesses, transportation partners, courts, treatment providers, youth-serving organizations, local leaders, and anyone committed to safer communities.

Members can contribute through task force meetings and workgroups focused on data and evaluation, education and outreach, systems collaboration, and sustainability. You do not need to be an impaired-driving expert—your community knowledge, experience, ideas, and willingness to participate are valuable.

Next meeting: 10/14/2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: 615 Macon Ave, Room 207, Canon City, CO 81212
Virtual option: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/224752103073361?p=B6rjEmxF0qvPyK3bOR

Interested in joining or attending a meeting to learn more?
Contact Michelle Boscia, MS, CPS, CPH at [email protected] or phone: 719-276-7462
Together, we can help prevent impaired driving before a crash happens.

10/05/2026

Our October newsletter is here! 💜 🍂

This month, we're talking about Conflict, Courage & Repair -- because saying "I'm sorry" matters, but what we do next matters, too.

And a question to sit with: How do YOU know when meaningful repair is happening? What does it look like to you?

Read the October newsletter here 👇
https://canva.link/xrmsgexjoxz0rhj

09/30/2026

Restorative practice doesn’t begin when something goes wrong – it begins in the ordinary moments before that.

The check-ins, the conversations, the moments where we choose curiosity over assumptions… Those small moments help build the trust we may eventually need when conflict happens!

Here’s to building relationships before we need to repair them 💛

09/25/2026

Repair doesn’t happen on exactly the same timeline for everyone.

Some people need space, some need a conversation, and others may need an apology, changed behavior, or reassurance.

So, this week’s Circle Question is 💜
After a disagreement, what helps you feel ready to reconnect?

Knowing what helps YOU repair can make it easier to communicate what you need when conflict happens.

09/23/2026

Restorative justice isn't just for the "uh-oh, something happened" moments 💚

A lot of work happens way before that - building relationships, practicing communication, and learning how to pause before reacting. Because when people feel seen, heard, and valued, repair has somewhere to begin.

09/23/2026

We're excited to be attending this event next week! 💜✨

Quarterly Meeting & Annual Resource Roundtable
September 30th 5:30-7:30pm

The Agenda Link: https://bit.ly/4AaFGRH
The RSVP link: https://bit.ly/4ecILVR

09/23/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 – 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔
Book Club Salida, Salida High School, Family & Youth Initiatives (FYI), and Chaffee County Public Health are bringing the community together for a conversation about how we can help young people thrive. This month’s book is The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence by Jessica Lahey, which offers research-backed strategies for parents, educators, and communities to support youth and prevent substance use and addiction.

Join us on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at 129 Sackett Avenue, Unit 1, Salida for a guided discussion, coffee, and snacks. The cost is $25, which includes the book and discussion. Parents, caregivers, students, educators, and community members are all welcome.

Register here: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLC952MPW2VEY/checkout/UFAZPQIEL2QOT4S34RE3736K?src=webqr

09/21/2026

On International Day of Peace 🕊 we're thinking about peace as something we practice and build through dignity, safety, understanding, accountability, and our everyday choices.

Peace doesn't mean we never disagree - it means finding ways to move through conflict without losing each other 💜