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Metropolitan Peace Academy Celebrates Graduates of Street Outreach, Case Management and Victim Advocacy Training Programs to Stop Gun Violence There was much to celebrate as the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives’ (MPI), Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) honored four graduating cohort classes on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at South Shore Cultural Center. Eighty-five graduates received certificates and awards…

How CP4P Justice Corps of the Legal Aid Society Helped This Violence Interrupter Clean Up His Criminal Background The Communities Partnering for Peace (CP4P) Justice Corps of the Legal Aid Society (LAS) supports the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives by providing civil legal services in Chicago neighborhoods most impacted by gun violence. These free and community-based services…

UCAN Provides Healing With Special MLK Day Programming UCAN celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a special program hosted at their North Lawndale headquarters on Monday, January 15, 2024. The event aimed to address present-day injustices such as disinvestment in high-risk neighborhoods and the lack of resources that lead…

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Metropolitan Peace Academy Training & Wellness Center in Pilsen The Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) celebrated the grand opening of the Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) Training & Wellness Center with a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, January 12, 2024 in Pilsen. The new site, located at…

University of Chicago Releases Year-End Crime Data, Homicides Down 12% A new report from the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab highlights the statistics on crime in Chicago in 2023. While there’s room for improvement, there is also proof of numbers trending down. The report concludes that homicides are down by 12 percent from 2022, while…

MPI’s Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord Highlights Community Violence Intervention Work on ABC 7 Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) Chief Program Officer Domonique McCord sat down with ABC 7’s Mark Rivera to discuss the efforts of the organization and the opening of the Metropolitan Peace Academy in Pilsen. The spotlight was featured in the station’s “Our…

Bureau of Justice Assistance Hosts Violent Crime Reduction Summit The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance hosted the Violent Crime Reduction Summit on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 in Indianapolis. The event was aimed at educating attendees on community violence intervention (CVI) initiatives being used across the country. Speakers included Institute for Nonviolence Chicago…

Target Area Development Hosts ‘Holiday Blessings Dinner’ in Englewood Ogden Park’s field house was filled with holiday spirit during Target Area Development‘s Holiday Blessings Dinner on December 20. Approximately 80 people, including around 30 children, gathered to celebrate and eat a Christmas meal. While people enjoyed their meals, Target Area organizers prepared a raffle for…

MPI’s Senior Field Manager Billy “Bo” Deal Completes Degree, Profiled in Chicago Sun-Times Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) Senior Field Manager of Field Operations Billy “Bo” Deal was the subject of an incredible feature in the Chicago Sun-Times after earning his undergraduate degree in urban community studies from Northeastern Illinois University. Deal is the first to…

MPI Presents CP4P Model to CVI Community Leaders Across The Country Metropolitan Peace Initiatives‘ Chief Policy Officer Kanu Iheukumere recently spoke at the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA). The event, known as the Community Violence Intervention Immersive Lab, hosted by UCAN Chicago, University of Chicago Crime Lab, and Heartland Alliance, was held December 11th…