Author: Camille Travis

Claretian Associates and a host of other community-based organizations shut down the block of 91st and Brandon for South Chicago’s annual Back to School Wellness Fair on Friday, August 9, 2024.

On August 3, 2024, The Black Women’s Expo held a panel on community violence intervention titled “What’s Going On? Violence Interrupters in the City.” This panel provided an enlightening and essential forum to address the pressing issue of gun violence in Chicago. 

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord has been selected to join Leadership Greater Chicago’s (LGC) 2025 Signature Fellowship Program.

Summertime Chi was in full swing as Project H.O.O.D. hosted “Summer Jam” as part of the Light in the Night initiative, a Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) program aimed at reclaiming public spaces. The event took place Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Woodlawn.

The Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) is now accepting applications for inaugural cohort of the Metropolitan Peace Academy Management and Supervision Fellowship. This six-month training program is for current mid-level management community violence intervention (CVI) leaders who are seeking professional development in this rapidly growing field.

“CVI is where it’s at,” said Governor J.B. Pritzker at the announcement of an historic investment into a public-private partnership to mitigate gun violence in the state of Illinois.

Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) is proud to officially welcome two new organizations to the collective — Public Equity and Think Outside Da Block. These groups join 13 other community-based and citywide organizations dedicated to helping heal Chicago’s communities experiencing the highest levels of gun violence.

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) and Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) were present at the 2024 Giffords Community Violence Intervention Conference which took place June 24-25 in Los Angeles, California.

The Joyce Foundation hosted the latest installment of its monthly Lunch & Learn webinar series with a panel entitled “Exploring Law Enforcement Support for Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Strategies” on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

The Metropolitan Peace Initiatives’ (MPI) Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) celebrated the newest class of street outreach workers, case management workers, victim service advocates, and its first-ever Crisis Prevention & Response Unit (CPRU) cohort at its Spring graduation on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at Chicago’s South Shore Cultural Center.