MFS CEO Ric Estrada and MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant Honored as Notable Leaders in Philanthropy by Crain’s Chicago Business
Crain’s Chicago Business names Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) CEO Ric Estrada and Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) Executive Director Vaughn Bryant among its list of Notable Leaders in Philanthropy in Chicago. Estrada’s efforts to advance MFS’ 168-year legacy of social service, providing early childhood education, workforce development, behavioral health services, and family shelter have had a major impact on the city. Bryant’s efforts to help lead the implementation and expansion of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) in Chicago, through street outreach, behavioral health, workforce development, legal aid, and training through the Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA), have aided in the decrease of gun violence in the city’s most at-risk neighborhoods.