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“Peace Portraits,” presented by the Illinois Peace Project, is a visual project dedicated to spotlighting the incredible individuals making a difference in Illinois within the field of Community Violence Intervention (CVI).

Student-athletes from across the country gathered at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC) on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, for a day of panel discussions and roundtable talks with key stakeholders from Chicago’s Community Violence Intervention (CVI) organizations.

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) joined city officials, local leaders, first responders, and other community organizations for a press conference on Thursday, May 22, 2025 to discuss summer safety plans as Chicago heads into Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer.

The NFL and Players Coalition have announced the renewal of Metropolitan Family Services’ (MFS) grant to further efforts to reduce community gun violence in Chicago.

“Peace Portraits,” presented by the Illinois Peace Project, is a visual project dedicated to spotlighting the incredible individuals who are making a difference in Illinois.

U.S. Senate Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois and Ranking Member of the Senate Judicial Committee advocated for the continued funding of gun violence prevention efforts in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

There was a sea of orange down in Springfield, IL as hundreds of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals and advocates from across the Chicagoland area made their voices heard at CVI Rally and Legislative Action Day 2025 on Tuesday, May 13.

Vaughn Bryant, Executive Director of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), and Dr. Michael McGee, founder of Project Outreach and Prevention (POP), recently appeared on ABC 7’s Our Chicago to address the recent termination of over 75 federal grants by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals from across the state of Michigan recently came together for an intensive Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Training, led by staff representing Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) and Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P). 

Last week, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) joined fellow researchers, and community leaders at the South Side Strong Summit, a one-day convention on University of Chicago’s campus, focused on community violence intervention (CVI) and the shared work of building safer neighborhoods in Chicago.