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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services (MFS), is pleased to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the selection of qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) to deliver Interventions for Highest Promise Youth.

In a recent interview with NewsNation, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives’ (MPI) Executive Director Vaughn Bryant responded to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement that it has terminated more than $800 million in grants that support Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs nationwide.

Community Violence Intervention (CVI) experts and researchers in Chicago responded to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent decision to cut grants to hundreds of programs that provide services to crime victims, calling the cancellation “challenging.”

On Tuesday, April 15, City Club of Chicago and Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) hosted a panel titled “Reducing Gun Violence: How the Community and Police Are Working Together.”

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services (MFS), is pleased to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the selection of qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide street outreach, mediate and intervene with conflicts, and provide other supports to communities with high incidences of shootings and homicides.

A press conference held on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at the Pullman Community Center welcomed Governor J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson, state and city elected officials, and over 200 Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals across Chicago.

On Thursday, April 10, Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) awarded Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Executive Director Vaughn Bryant with the Civic Catalyst Award for his work with the Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative, which aims to bring together community stakeholders to help reduce gun violence across Chicago.

Congratulations to Edwin Galletti, UCAN Chicago Vice President of Violence Intervention & Prevention Services, who has been appointed to the Violent Crimes Advisory Commission, representing the Illinois Attorney General’s office.

Sustained funding for Community Violence Intervention (CVI) was on the agenda at a series of House and Senate Public Safety and Infrastructure Appropriations Committee hearings on Wednesday, April 9 in Springfield.

Community Violence Intervention (CVI) leaders and community members: make your voice heard and join our Legislative Action Day on May 13, 2025 in Springfield, IL.