The Mediation Resource Center (MRC) is a non-profit organization that provides mediation services for area residents.

The Small Claims Court Mediation Project of the MRC offers parties who have filed a case in Small Claims Court in Douglas County an opportunity to try to resolve their conflict through mediation instead of litigation.

Mediation is a voluntary process by which two or more parties agree to meet with a court-approved, unbiased third party, mediator to resolve disputes through discussion, negotiation, and problem solving. The parties involved in the dispute determine the solution to their conflict. The mediator never imposes a solution.