Committed to transforming the lives of youth and communities.

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Nicodemus Ford  is an educator, a restorative justice practitioner, and an emerging black farmer with over twenty years of experience as a teacher, consultant, and school and food systems leader.  

His name translates to "Victory for the People" and symbolizes his commitment to helping individuals and communities awaken to their full potential and lead more fulfilling lives. He is also an external doctoral candidate at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, researching youth-led just practices in rural schools.

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Three ways to work together

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Facilitation & Restorative Practice

Circles, mediation, and spaces where young people and adults can repair harm and look after each other
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Co-Design & Strategy

Working with the people closest to the work to shape programs, plans and systems they actually want to be part of.
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Learning & Evaluation

Communities help decide what to ask, make sense of what we find, and choose what to do next.
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Tell me what you’re working on.

Some people come with a clear project. Others come with a question. Either is a good place to start, and we begin with what you and the people closest to the work already know.

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