Mediation West
About Mediation West
When a dispute feels too heavy to sort out alone, Mediation West offers a quieter path forward. Based in Scottsbluff, it serves individuals, families, parents, and businesses across 15 counties in Western Nebraska with confidential mediation services and family transition support. If you care about keeping hard conversations constructive, this is the kind of local resource that helps people work through family, education, workforce, community, and other conflicts with more clarity.
Mediation West is an approved mediation center serving 15 counties in Western Nebraska, with support that includes parenting plan mediation, Families in Transition classes, and self-help resources. Its work stays close to the real places conflict shows up, at home, in schools, at work, and in the community.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Mediation services
Confidential mediation for family, education, workforce, community, and other disputes in Western Nebraska.
Parenting plan mediation
Mediation to help parents establish, modify, and work through parenting plans, custody, and decision-making from separate homes.
Families in Transition classes
Classes for parents navigating co-parenting or parallel parenting, including understanding co-parenting and minimizing conflict through parallel parenting.
Self-help mediation resources
Resources for people who want to explore self-help options for creating parenting plans and handling conflict on their own.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Mediation West serves individuals and businesses in resolving disputes through mediation services.
Who they serve
Individuals, families, parents, and businesses in Western Nebraska, including people dealing with family, education, workforce, community, and other disputes.
How your donation helps
- Support confidential mediation services in Western Nebraska.
- Support Families in Transition classes for co-parenting and parallel parenting.
Our story
Mediation West began in 1991 as The Panhandle Mediation Center, organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Western Nebraska within Nebraska’s mediation center network. It later became The Center for Conflict Resolution in 1998, and took the name Mediation West in 2009.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Mediation West’s services.
People seeking help can contact Mediation West by phone, email, or the contact page. It provides fair, confidential mediation services for disputes across 15 counties in Western Nebraska, and its Families in Transition classes are offered for parents working through co-parenting or parallel parenting situations.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Mediation West has shared.
Volunteer opportunities
- Administrative assistants
- Special events support
- Community outreach volunteers
- Guest speakers
Recognition & press
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What kinds of disputes does Mediation West help resolve?
It helps people work through family, education, workforce, community, and other disputes through mediation services.
Does Mediation West offer parenting plan mediation?
Yes. It offers parenting plan mediation for parents working on or changing parenting plans, custody, and decision-making.
What are Families in Transition classes?
They help parents understand co-parenting and parallel parenting, with an emphasis on reducing stress and conflict.
Where does Mediation West serve?
It serves 15 counties in Western Nebraska.
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