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MPI Wins Gold at the 65th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards Congratulations to Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) for bringing home the gold at the 65th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. MPI won the gold category of “Best Nonprofit Video” for “Community Violence Intervention (CVI) is Combatting Gun Violence in Chicago,” a compilation…

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Announces “Streets, Beatz & Peace” Podcast We’re pleased to announce the premiere of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives’ new podcast, “Streets, Beatz & Peace!” Hosted by Associate Director of Crisis Prevention & Response Unit Rodney “Hot Rod” Phillips and Senior Field Manager of Field Operations Billy “Bo” Deal, the show explores the very necessary…

Project H.O.O.D. Raises $1 Million For New Community Center During Organization’s Annual Gala Project H.O.O.D. brought in more than $1 million at its annual fundraising gala on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The theme of the evening was “Every Person Empowered,” as the organization raised money for…

Biden Announces Creation of First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, September 21, 2023, plans to establish the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to reduce gun violence. “The Metropolitan Peace Initiatives and Communities Partnering 4 Peace commends the president on this monumental step in creating…

Target Area Development Corp. Hosts Community Open Mic Night in Auburn Gresham More than 75 people packed out an event space at the AFC World Outreach Center for a community open mic night on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in Auburn Gresham. The program was hosted by Target Area Development Corp. as a part of Light…

CP4P Leaders Enroll in Chicago Crime Lab’s New Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy Five Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) leaders make up a part of the inaugural cohort of the Chicago Crime Lab‘s new Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA), a six-month education program aimed at training the next generation of CVI leaders. Among the…

ALSO Hosts Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Advocacy Meeting on Chicago’s Northwest Side A full house attended a recent community violence intervention (CVI) advocacy meeting hosted by the Alliance of Social Service Organizations (ALSO) on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 on Chicago’s Northwest Side. The gathering was organized to hear residents public safety concerns and to discuss…

Project H.O.O.D. Breaks Ground on New Community Center in Woodlawn Construction kicked off for the Robert R. McCormick Leadership & Economic Opportunity Center on Monday, September 18, 2023 in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Project H.O.O.D. celebrated the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony led by its founder and New Beginnings Church Senior Pastor Corey Brooks. The 85,000-square-foot…

Together Chicago Hosts Near West Side Residents for End of Summer Peace Party Community violence intervention (CVI) professionals from Together Chicago hosted an End of Summer Peace Party in Ellen Gates Starr Park on September 16, 2023 as part of Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P)‘s Light in the Night series to reclaim public spaces. Community…

UCAN, Breakthrough & INVC Talk Community Violence Intervention Efforts on Chicago’s West Side It was standing-room only at a recent community violence intervention (CVI) advocacy meeting co-hosted by UCAN, Breakthrough Urban Ministries (Breakthrough), and the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC) on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The three organizations convened the meeting to discuss their CVI…