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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives and Communities Partnering 4 Peace gathered on Saturday, August 9, 2025 to march in the historic 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade on the South Side of Chicago.

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives is expanding its set of wraparound services with the launch of its new Youth Interventions initiative, beginning with the first program: Back to Our Future 2.0.

Meet Doris Villaverde, Victim Advocate from Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP).

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) and Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) recently had the exciting opportunity to attend the Chicago Bears training camp, getting an exclusive look at the players in action, previewing the latest gear, and enjoying a day packed with high energy, connection, and fun.

The spirit of collaboration was alive and well as Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals from across Chicago came together for a day of learning and strategizing ways to keep the North Lawndale area safe.

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord was recently appointed to the city of Chicago’s Gender-based Violence Task Force, which aims to address the pervasiveness of gender-based violence (GBV) and human trafficking.

Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) and the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC) proudly welcomed fellows from the Black and Brown Collective for Community Solutions to Gun Violence for a dynamic and engaging site visit last week.

The historic drop in violent crime that was recently reported in the city of Chicago is a positive sign that Community Violence Intervention (CVI) works, but CVI advocates believe there’s still more work to be done to make the city safer.

In two recent panel discussions for Everytown’s Community Safety Fund quarterly meeting, a group of trauma-informed experts spoke on how they’re modeling emotional regulation and healing through various organizational and personal practices.

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Executive Director Vaughn Bryant joined WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss Community Violence Intervention (CVI), alongside the City of Chicago’s Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood and Michael Harris, an outreach worker with the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC).