Pathways to Restorative Communities (P2RC) was founded in 2018 by Candace Julyan, JJ Durham and Elizabeth Hampson, all experienced Restorative Justice facilitators who saw a need for Restorative Practices to be applied more widely in their communities. P2RC has since served the greater Boston area and beyond through regional trainings, circle facilitation, coaching, and training local school administrations and teachers in the implementation of Restorative Practices.

Elizabeth Hampson - Co-Founder & Partner

I believe that education is justice.

As a college student studying elementary education, I volunteered and did my student teaching in Washington DC public schools. Through my teaching experiences along with my course work I awoke to the reality of systemic racism and the historical roots of injustice.

At Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, a class with Bessel van der Kolk deepened that understanding. We explored cultural trauma and how unaddressed collective harm—like the trauma of slavery and genocide—persists across generations. I began to see how poverty, mental health struggles, and violence in marginalized communities are linked to historical wounds we’ve never fully acknowledged or healed.

As a teacher I work to create classroom spaces that honor all voices. Despite working in systems that focused on diversity and inclusion, I often found that students were expected to assimilate rather than be fully seen and heard. Schools struggled changed; the burden was always on the students.

Over the years I have come to see that both education and justice work is relational—it happens in community. That insight led me to restorative practices.

I’ve spent 30 years working with children and families, intuitively centering strong healthy relationships. Whether through circles in my classroom or facilitating conversations among adults, I’ve seen the power of restorative work to heal, connect, and create real justice.

Rebecca Taplin - Partner

I come to this work from public education, first as a special educator, then as a charter Montessori teacher, and most recently as a tutor. The common thread connecting my previous and current work is my belief that everyone, no matter what, possesses dignity, deserves respect, and needs connection. Long before I knew the specifics of Restorative Justice in Education, I was practicing its core values within my relationships. As a child I always felt relieved after fessing up about my mistakes (Yes, it was very scary that I lit my own campfire in the woods behind my house. No, I never, ever did that again). As a middle school student, I made friends with individuals from every clique and loved collaborating on projects. I tended to spend a lot of time listening to others in new situations, including college courses, before inserting myself into the conversation.

My work as a special educator, Montessori teacher, and one-on-one tutor has strongly reinforced my core values. In these areas of education, everyone is seen as an individual with unique strengths and needs. We also know that students must learn and practice social-emotional skills in order to be successful in their own lives. I love teaching middle school kids! Working with young people to discover new information, solve problems, and find joy in being human keeps my brain sharp. Harnessing the adolescent explosion of neural connections and seeing my students’ authentic selves sustains my own heart and soul.

Now that I’m helping adults use Restorative Practices in their schools, the beliefs I’ve always held stand true. I see each person I meet, from a middle school student to a seasoned administrator, as worthy of these essential aspects of humanity: dignity, respect, and connection.

Co-Founders

Candace Julyan, Ed.D - Co-Founder

Candace has a doctorate in education and an extensive background in curriculum development, staff development training and teaching students from the graduate level to elementary school. After a long career in science, research and environmental education, she turned her focus to conflict resolution. For the past 15 years she has worked in the fields of mediation and restorative justice, holding a variety of roles including court mediator, trainer, circle keeper, case coordinator, and consultant. Her interest is in helping schools and organizations find ways to apply the principles of restorative justice to improve communication, strengthen relationships, and address conflicts in productive and meaningful ways.

Janice Durham - Co-Founder

Janice (JJ) holds a master's degree in counseling and has an extensive background in public health with a focus on prevention and adult learning. She served as the Executive Director of the Prevention Center in Cambridge, MA and has spent over two decades conducting staff development training on social health topics, parenting and training facilitators. She also created and implemented Harassment Prevention and Workplace Respect Programs for the New England Carpenters Union, among other organizations. She is a mediator in the district courts, mediating small claims and housing disputes. JJ loves introducing individuals, schools and organizations to restorative practices, as they provide tools for building relationships and community.

Our Clients

Our clients are a wide range of people and organizations, including schools, businesses, non-profits, faith-based organizations, young people, teachers, school counselors, youth workers, administrators, community leaders, and others who want to bring Restorative Practices to their particular context. Individuals from all over the country have participated in our online trainings.

Our facilitation and consulting clients include:

Auburn High School, Auburn, MA

Acton Boxborough Regional School District, Acton, MA

Baystate Academy, Springfield, MA

Chelsea Public Schools, Chelsea, MA

Chelmsford Public Schools, Chelmsford, MA

Concord-Carlisle Public Schools, Concord, MA

Dearborn Academy, Newton, MA

Eatontown Public Schools, Eatontown, NJ

First Parish in Malden, Malden, MA

Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA

Lexington Public Schools, Lexington, MA

Littleton Public Schools, Littleton, MA

Malden Public Schools, Malden, MA

Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition, Medford, MA

Medford Public Schools, Medford, MA

Melrose Public Schools, Melrose, MA

Newton Public Schools, Newton, MA

North Reading Public Schools, North Reading, MA

Pelham Elementary School, Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, Pelham, MA

Prevention Partners of Northern Middlesex, Tewksbury, MA

Reading Public Schools, Reading, MA

Seaport Academy, Chelsea, MA

Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union, Bennington, VT

Tewksbury Public Schools, Tewksbury, MA

Twin Valley Unified Union School District, Whitington, VT

United Way of Acton Boxborough, Acton, MA

Waltham Public Schools, Waltham, MA

Westford Public Schools, Westford, MA

YWCA, Malden, MA

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