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
‘This Work Is Life or Death’: North Lawndale Collaborative Hosts Quarterly Community Meeting on CVI Efforts and Public Safety
It was a packed house at the North Lawndale Collaborative’s (NLC) quarterly community meeting, as residents, Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals, and elected officials gathered to hear insights on the work being done on the ground to combat violence in the area.
Launching the Next Generation of Leaders: The 2026 Management and Supervision Fellowship Begins
Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) recently launched the second cohort of its Management and Supervision Fellowship, welcoming a new group of leaders committed to strengthening the Community Violence Intervention (CVI) field.
Hear From Women in CVI
Women are a vital yet underrepresented part of CVI, serving in a variety of roles across the field in research, policy, behavioral health, and boots-on-the-ground roles.