The King County Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) is a non-profit community organization. Its mission is to increase the use of mediation and peaceful conflict resolution skills in our communities.

The DRC pursues its mission by providing conflict resolution services, skill training, volunteer participation, and educational presentations.

Through all of its activities, the DRC operates under the following Guiding Principles:

• Conflict as Opportunity. We view conflict as natural, inevitable, and a potential source of positive transformations.
• Respect for the Individual. We affirm the worth of each individual, supporting their good faith and creative efforts to resolve conflicts in their lives.
• Community Empowerment. We rely on trained volunteers to be the primary providers of our peace-making activities.
• Self-Determination. We believe that parties in conflict are themselves the best creators of durable solutions to their own conflicts.
• Accessibility. We observe policies and practices to ensure that inability to pay does not block access to DRC services, and to reduce barriers to services in all ways possible.
• Alternatives. We seek to enlarge the pool of options in conflict situations, providing positive alternatives to denying conflict, litigation, or resorting to adversarial positions or violence.