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
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.
Southwest Organizing Project, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Hold Advocacy Meeting in Chicago Lawn
Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) and Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation (PBMR), two organizations representing Communities Partnering 4 Peace, joined forces to host a community violence intervention (CVI) advocacy meeting on Monday, September 23, 2024 in Chicago Lawn.
WATCH: Chicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) Celebrates Second Cohort
The University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) celebrated the graduation of its second cohort on Friday, September 20, 2024 in Los Angeles.