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
Enlace Chicago and New Life Centers Host Advocacy Meeting on Community Violence Intervention in Little Village
Community leaders, elected officials, and local organizations gathered in Little Village on Thursday, October 10, 2024, for a Community Violence Intervention (CVI) advocacy meeting hosted by Enlace Chicago and New Life Centers.
MPI Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord Talks Hyperlocal, Trauma-Informed Solutions to Community Gun Violence in East Garfield Park
MPI Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord spoke on hyperlocal and trauma-informed solutions to gun violence at the annual gala for Breakthrough Urban Ministries.
MPI Joins Phoenix Clinic & Chicago Community Leaders in Discussing Mental Health
MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant recently joined Phoenix Clinic in a “State of the Union” panel on the urgent issues surrounding mental health in Chicago.