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Maria Camacho, known affectionately as “Maki” by her colleagues, brings heart and wisdom to her role as a Bilingual Clinical Program Supervisor at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI).

During Gun Violence Awareness Month, Peace Week Chicago (June 2 – 8, 2025) will build collective momentum toward lasting change by inviting all community organizations to join our efforts.

Amy Solomon, senior fellow at the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice and former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) under the Biden administration, shared an op-ed with USA Today on the potential impact of recent cuts to Department of Justice (DOJ) grants and why the OJP is so vital to public safety.

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) President and CEO Ric Estrada spoke to CBS News Chicago and NBC Chicago about the Department of Justice’s recent decision to cut nearly $1 billion in Community Violence Intervention (CVI) grants.

Community Violence Intervention (CVI) organizations call on the Department of Justice to restore public safety funds after grant cuts.

Community Violence Intervention (CVI) saves lives, strengthens communities, and prepares the next generation for a safer, more peaceful future. It’s a strategy that’s been proven to work nationwide; in Chicago, we’ve seen CVI efforts prevent hundreds of homicides and shootings across the city. Now, we must do our part to protect it.

Project H.O.O.D. Founder and CEO Corey Brooks recently finished a 343-day stint living on a rooftop to raise awareness and funds for the construction of the Robert R. McCormick Leadership & Opportunity Center in Woodlawn.

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.”