Meet Our Executive Director

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Vaughn Bryant

Vaughn Bryant is Executive Director of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services, which convenes Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), a coalition of community-based and citywide organizations that coordinate, support and sustain comprehensive services designed to heal communities that have experienced the highest levels of gun violence.

Take a look at how he’s using his voice to spread the word about CP4P, MPI, and the field of community violence intervention (CVI).

Overheard at the 2024 Giffords Community Violence Intervention Conference

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WATCH NOW: The Civil Rights Act at 60 — How Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dream Lives on in Chicago

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Community Justice Action Fund’s Policy and Advocacy Summit Holds ‘Platform for Policy’ Panel

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CVI Experts Discuss Public Safety at ‘Civilian Infrastructure’ Panel

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Overheard at the 2024 CVIPI Grantee Conference

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WATCH NOW: MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant Talks Chicago Public Safety With WTTW

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Community Violence Intervention Groups Announce Scaling Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence in Chicago

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JUST IN: Video from 2023 U of I Cline Symposium Featuring MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant on Gun Violence Reduction

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WATCH: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Committee Hearing on Gun Violence Epidemic

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MPI & CP4P at City Club of Chicago: Community Violence Intervention is Saving Lives