Our Violence Prevention Activities

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Anti-violence Advocates Pinpoint Issues to Reduce Violence Following Deadly 2021 with Nearly 800 People Killed

January 22, 2022

From Chess Tournaments to Mentorship Programs: How Far North Side Groups Plan to Prevent Violence This Summer

May 25, 2023

Solutions to Chicago Gun Violence That Go Beyond Policing

April 3, 2023

Winners: 3 Organizations Making the Greatest Impact in Violence Interruption and Prevention in Chicago

April 17, 2023

Northwestern University CORNERS Research Confirms CP4P Partners Saving Lives

April 13, 2023

Here’s How the City Council Can Lead the Response to Chicago’s Most Urgent Challenges

May 8, 2023

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Communities Partnering 4 Peace Street Outreach in action

Northwestern University Corners Research Confirms CP4P Partners Saving Lives

Northwestern University CORNERS Research Confirms CP4P Partners Saving Lives A new report, released by Northwestern University’s Center forNeighborhood Engaged Research and Science (CORNERS), shows a coalition of Chicago community violence intervention (CVI) organizations known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) are reducing gun violence in Chicago’s neighborhoods most impacted by violence. “Our results found evidence…

FY23 CP4P Request for Funding

With funding made possible by the U.S. Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Assistance, Metropolitan Family Services will provide funding to hyperlocal community-based organizations through this RFP. Download the RFP and Budget Form using the button below.

Introducing the CP4P Justice Corps!

Sonny Thatch, Managing Attorney of CP4P Justice Corps, introduces this new program initiative of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives and the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services, during LAS’s Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon.