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
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JUST IN: Video from 2023 U of I Cline Symposium Featuring MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant on Gun Violence Reduction
JUST IN: Video from 2023 U of I Cline Symposium Featuring MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant on Gun Violence Reduction Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Executive Director Vaughn Bryant addressed the topic of gun violence reduction in the U.S. at the 2023 University of Illinois Cline Symposium on October 26, 2023. He spoke on the points of…
Leadership in Action: MPI Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord Leads Session at Black Women’s Work Symposium
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