In 1995, NDS collaborated with the Dickinson School of Law (DSL) to offer mediation to residents of Cumberland County. Subsequently, NDS was recognized across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as providing a successful approach to reducing the need for police intervention in community disputes and reducing associated costs. In 1993, the City of Harrisburg Police Department instituted a program of referrals to NDS as an alternative to citing individuals. Volunteers were trained as mediators and moved to reorganize elements of the HRC/GH as Neighborhood Dispute Settlement of Dauphin County. HRC/GH was granted tax exempt status by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in 1974, and in 1978, HRC/GH began a community mediation service to address increasing violence in the community. NDS originated in 1968 under the sponsorship of the Human Relations Council of Greater Harrisburg – responding to difficulties experienced by African American students at John Harris High School – before transitioning to NDS in 1978.
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