Metropolitan Peace Initiatives
Helping people heal from trauma by partnering with and offering support for community-based and citywide organizations through:
- Metropolitan Peace Academy
- Behavioral Health
- Street Outreach Supervision
- Legal Aid
- Youth Interventions
Communities Partnering 4 Peace
Our partners provide a comprehensive, long-term approach to reducing violence gun violence in communities across Chicago. CP4P principles are:
- Trauma-informed
- Restorative
- Nonviolent
- Hyperlocal
Metropolitan Peace Academy
Professionalizing the field of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) with intensive and multidisciplinary training by:
- Building a citywide network of outreach workers
- Enhancing community capacity to reduce violence
recent news
MPI’s Domonique McCord Talks Record Decline in Gun Violence with ABC7
As 2025 comes to a close, Chicago is on pace to record its lowest number of homicides in the past 10 years, ABC7 reports.
MPI Celebrates New Class of Graduates from the Metropolitan Peace Academy, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Praises CVI Efforts
As Chicago closes out the year with historic declines in gun violence, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives celebrated its newest class of Community Violence Intervention workers to graduate from the Metropolitan Peace Academy.
Crain’s Chicago Business Details Chicago’s 10-Year Low in Violent Crime
Chicago is set to close out the year with historic declines in violent crime, as detailed in a new report from Crain’s Chicago Business. City leaders, law enforcement officials, and Community Violence Intervention experts acknowledge that their combined efforts have helped make 2025 one of the city’s safest years in decades.