Metropolitan Peace Initiatives supports communities in helping people heal from trauma

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Vaughn Bryant
Communities Partnering 4 Peace Case Management in action

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
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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
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Metropolitan Peace Academy in action

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
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“There is an assured confidence when working with participants that the support given will impact every area of their lives. I am equipped with the tools and the team to facilitate a positive impact on the participants and their families.”

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Dominic Yao
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Dominic Yao

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Our Violence Prevention Activities

CP4P Leaders Enroll in Chicago Crime Lab’s New Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy

CP4P Leaders Enroll in Chicago Crime Lab’s New Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy Five Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) leaders make up a part of the inaugural cohort of the Chicago Crime Lab‘s new Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA), a six-month education program aimed at training the next generation of CVI leaders. Among the…
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ALSO Hosts Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Advocacy Meeting on Chicago’s Northwest Side

ALSO Hosts Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Advocacy Meeting on Chicago’s Northwest Side A full house attended a recent community violence intervention (CVI) advocacy meeting hosted by the Alliance of Social Service Organizations (ALSO) on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 on Chicago’s Northwest Side. The gathering was organized to hear residents public safety concerns and to discuss…
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Project H.O.O.D. Breaks Ground on New Community Center in Woodlawn

Project H.O.O.D. Breaks Ground on New Community Center in Woodlawn Construction kicked off for the Robert R. McCormick Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center on Monday, September 18, 2023 in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Project H.O.O.D. celebrated the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony led by its founder and New Beginnings Church Senior Pastor Corey Brooks. The 85,000-square-foot…
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