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The Metropolitan Peace Initiatives’ (MPI) Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) celebrated the graduation of its newest class of community violence intervention (CVI) leaders on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago.

Executive Director of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) Vaughn Bryant, Executive Director of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities (PSPC) Esther Franco-Payne, President of the Civic Committee Commercial Club of Chicago Derek Douglas, and founder of Chicago CRED Arne Duncan shared vital insights and recommendations for addressing the issue of community violence in the city of Chicago with the Chicago Tribune.

The City of Chicago recently took a significant step in advancing restorative justice and community safety with the announcement of the new City of Chicago Office of Re-Entry.

This past Saturday, November 9, 2024, MPI’s own Jaron “Jay-J” Washington shared his experience as a Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) Field Manager at City Civics Day’s Disrupting the Cycle: Building Safer Communities through Violence Interruption panel.

The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) gathered with elected officials and community violence intervention (CVI) stakeholders Monday, October 28, 2024 for an educational meeting on gun violence in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Community leaders and Garfield Park residents gathered on the border of East and West Garfield Park on Saturday, October 26, 2024 for the Madison Street Fall Festival, a Light in the Night event hosted by Breakthrough Urban Ministries.

On Tuesday, October 15, MPI’s Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord participated in a focused discussion on CVI at New Life Centers.

On October 22, 2024, Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) organizations hosted “March to the Polls” events across Chicago’s South, West, and North sides.

Elected officials, community leaders and neighbors gathered in South Chicago for an advocacy breakfast hosted by Claretian Associates on October 21, 2024.

Community leaders, elected officials, and local organizations gathered in Little Village on Thursday, October 10, 2024, for a Community Violence Intervention (CVI) advocacy meeting hosted by Enlace Chicago and New Life Centers.