Free mediation services:

• Contact the National Association For Community Mediation
  For Information: www.nafcm.org
  To locate an office near you: www.nafcm.org/pg35.cfm
  
  
• In Maine: - Contact a Community Mediation center near you.
  Augusta: (207) 621-6848 www.communitymediationservices.org
  Bangor: (207) 973-3585 www.penquiscap.org
  Portland: (207) 772-4070 www.communitymediation.net
  or a Family Mediation Center:
  Portland: (207) 874-1175 www.youthalternatives.org
  Lewiston: (207) 795-4054 www.ywcamaine.org
  S. Paris: (207) 743-7716 www.community-concepts.org

NGOs

• The Coexistence Initiative - has a network of trainers, mediators and facilitators both in the US and abroad. www.coexistence.org

Private Practitioners:

• Ask for referrals within your own community - ask friends, colleagues, members of your congregation.
  
  
• Check the yellow page listings - follow guidelines for choosing a mediator
  
  
• Search the internet for Mediator associations in your state. State organizations have more comprehensive listings than national ones. Most list mediators by areas of practice as well as by location.
  
  
• Mediate.com - is a clearing house for mediators and information on mediation and conflict resolution.
  
  
• Association for Conflict Resolution - is a national professional organization. They have limited listings by state. www.acresolution.org
  
  
• In Maine: Maine Association of Dispute Resolution Professionals has a fairly comprehensive list of mediators in the state, listed by name, area of practice and location. www.madrp.org