Welcome to the first episode of our brand new season! This episode launches a brand new project that aims to expand the use of restorative justice practice across a range of identified communitites. Funded by The Executive Office and Cooperation Ireland, and facilitated by CRJI and NIA, STARS (Striving Towards A Restorative Society)seeks to train and enable community based volunteers to implement restorative practices to enhance community based social work. We are joined on the podcast by representatives from the funders and the delivery partners, discussing the hopes for the project and the potential outcomes they would like to achieve.