New Life Centers & Enlace Co-Host Little Village, Pilsen and Brighton Park Community Violence Advocacy Event Residents, elected officials and community violence intervention (CVI) leaders gathered in Little Village Thursday, August 24 for a discussion on local street outreach efforts to reduce gun violence in Little Village, Pilsen and Brighton Park. The event, co-hosted by…
Senator Dick Durbin Visits MFS Midway Center to Highlight $800,000 Earmark for the Metropolitan Peace Academy U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visited Metropolitan Family Services’ (MFS) Midway Center to discuss the $800,000 in earmark funding he secured through the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) omnibus appropriations bill. The earmark will allow the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives’ (MPI) Metropolitan Peace…
Community members, stakeholders and civic leaders rallied together for the 28th annual Walk for Peace hosted by the Alliance of Social Service Organizations (ALSO) on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in North Lawndale. The event, launched at Orr Academy High School, featured family and youth activities including a barbecue lunch, games, face painting and a bounce…
Northwestern University CORNERS Research Confirms CP4P Partners Saving Lives A new report, released by Northwestern University’s Center forNeighborhood Engaged Research and Science (CORNERS), shows a coalition of Chicago community violence intervention (CVI) organizations known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) are reducing gun violence in Chicago’s neighborhoods most impacted by violence. “Our results found evidence…
Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services, convenes community-based and citywide organizations to help heal Chicago’s communities experiencing the highest levels of gun violence.
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