Strengthening Voices, Building Power: CVI Organizations Host Advocacy Training Day
Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), Communities Partnering 4 Peace, and Chicago CRED came together for an Advocacy Training Day on February 24, 2025.
How These Leadership Greater Chicago Fellows Are Helping Keep Chicago Safe
Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) recently partnered with Crain’s Chicago Business to launch a seven-part series highlighting the organization’s 40-year history of empowering leaders in addressing socioeconomic challenges across the city.
CP4P Leadership, Elected Officials Attend CVI Legislative Dinner to Push for Sustained Funding
Leadership representing Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) and Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) made the journey downstate to Springfield on Tuesday, February 18 for a special community violence intervention (CVI) legislative dinner with a group of elected officials. All had one singular goal in mind: to advocate for and preserve CP4P funding for fiscal year 2026.
Peacekeepers: WTTW Features Community Violence Interventionists in New Docuseries
Attendees gathered at WTTW Studios in Albany Park on Monday, February 17, for a screening and panel discussion with the subjects of the new docuseries FIRSTHAND: Peacekeepers, which spotlights the struggles and triumphs of five individuals engaged in community violence intervention (CVI) work across Chicago.
‘CVI Saves Lives’: MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant Pens Blog for Harvard Business School
In a recent blog post for Harvard Business School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) Executive Director Vaughn Bryant reflected on his experience attending the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) Executive Education program. He also detailed the lessons he’s bringing back to MPI to help further its mission of reducing gun violence across Chicago.
IL State Rep. Justin Slaughter and State Sen. Robert Peters: ‘Community Violence Intervention Saves Lives. Keep Funding It For Public Safety’s Sake.’
Illinois State Rep. Justin Slaughter of the 27th District and State Sen. Robert Peters of the 13th District recently co-authored an op-ed for the Chicago Sun-Times affirming the effectiveness of community violence intervention (CVI) legislation and illustrating the great need for continued investment.
WATCH: Metropolitan Peace Academy Management and Supervision Fellows Reflect on the Program
Designed for individuals already on the front lines of gun violence prevention, the inaugural Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) Management and Supervision Fellowship program has provided fellows with the critical leadership and management skills needed to succeed in supervisory roles and the ability to create lasting change in their communities across Chicago.
Save the Date: Behavioral Health Job Fair
Behavioral health clinicians, interns, and staff: you’re invited to our Behavioral Health Job Fair on February 1, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Institute for Nonviolence Chicago Hosts MLK Day Celebration: Embracing Humanity
On Saturday, January 11, 2025, the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago hosted their MLK Day Celebration, Embracing Humanity, an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of nonviolence and equity.
Metropolitan Peace Academy Graduates Reflect on Transformative Community Violence Intervention Training
For many of the newest cohort of community violence intervention specialists, their dedication to the work comes from a personal history.