Metropolitan Peace Initiatives
Helping people heal from trauma by partnering with and offering support for community-based organizations in:
- Behavioral health
- Workforce development
- Legal aid
- Capacity building
Communities Partnering 4 Peace
Our partners administer a comprehensive, long-term approach to reducing violence in communities citywide through principles including:
- Nonviolence
- Hyper-local collaboration
- Trauma-informed care
- Restorative justice
Metropolitan Peace Academy
Professionalizing the field of violence prevention with an intensive and multidisciplinary training:
- Builds a citywide network of outreach workers
- Enhances community capacity to reduce violence
recent news
MPI Field Manager Jaron “Jay-J” Washington Shares Insights at City Civics Day Violence Prevention Panel
This past Saturday, November 9, 2024, MPI’s own Jaron “Jay-J” Washington shared his experience as a Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) Field Manager at City Civics Day’s Disrupting the Cycle: Building Safer Communities through Violence Interruption panel.
ALSO Hosts Community Violence Intervention Education Meeting in Humboldt Park
The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) gathered with elected officials and community violence intervention (CVI) stakeholders Monday, October 28, 2024 for an educational meeting on gun violence in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Breakthrough Urban Ministries Hosts Fall Festival in Garfield Park
Community leaders and Garfield Park residents gathered on the border of East and West Garfield Park on Saturday, October 26, 2024 for the Madison Street Fall Festival, a Light in the Night event hosted by Breakthrough Urban Ministries.