Events
Upcoming Events
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Stay tuned for more information about Restorative Justice Week in November 2026! Share your feedback about RJ Week programming here.
Where's CVCJ?
Find us at these upcoming community events!
Past Events
Justice is Community Summit
September 23-24, 2026
Justice is built in community.
Join neighbors, advocates, and practitioners at the Justice Is Community Summit to explore real stories and practical tools for community safety in Central Virginia.
A two-day summit that showcases work on restorative justice and reentry and the connections between these areas. The gathering works to move the community from awareness to action, emphasizing their role in the public safety ecosystem.
Restorative Justice Facilitator Training
June 2, 3, & 9, 2026
CVCJ’s Restorative Justice Facilitator Training will prepare you to guide conversations that center accountability, healing, and respect for everyone affected by harm. Through practice-based learning, you’ll build skills to hold space for victims, those who caused harm, and community members.
This is an in-person, 3-day training. Attendance at all 3 full days is expected, as learning builds on prior sessions. Certificates will be provided.
Restorative Skills for Helpers
May 4, 2026
Join local providers and community helpers for an interactive training focused on trauma-informed approaches and practical tools for supporting individuals and communities. This session includes skill-building, shared learning, and a facilitated community-building circle experience with Central Virginia Community Justice! FREE.
This event is part of Resilience Week, sponsored by the Greater Charlottesville Trauma-Informed Care Network and partner organizations. Please check out our social media for other great events happening May 1-7!
Reflective Jail Tours
April 22-23, 2026
This event will give you a deeper look into incarceration and alternatives to incarceration in our community. The tour of the jail, led by Col. Martin Kumer, superintendent, will offer a glimpse of conditions in the jail. This eye opening tour and discussion of mental health, rehabilitation, and re-entry will help local residents aiming to increase empathy and understanding for those returning to society.
Following the jail tour, staff from Central Virginia Community Justice or the Commonwealth Justice Coalition will facilitate a reflection on the experience, and an introduction to how CVCJ is offering restorative justice as an alternative to incarceration. These sessions are offered as part of the 14th annual Tom Tom Festival.