Metropolitan Peace Initiatives
Helping people heal from trauma by partnering with and offering support for community-based and citywide organizations through:
- Metropolitan Peace Academy
- Behavioral Health
- Street Outreach Supervision
- Workforce Development
- Legal Aid
Communities Partnering 4 Peace
Our partners provide a comprehensive, long-term approach to reducing violence gun violence in communities across Chicago. CP4P principles are:
- Trauma-informed
- Restorative
- Nonviolent
- Hyperlocal
Metropolitan Peace Academy
Professionalizing the field of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) with intensive and multidisciplinary training by:
- Building a citywide network of outreach workers
- Enhancing community capacity to reduce violence
recent news
Governor Pritzker Says State-Funded Peacekeepers Program is Working: ‘Corner by Corner, Block by Block’
A press conference held on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at the Pullman Community Center welcomed Governor J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson, state and city elected officials, and over 200 Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals across Chicago.
Leadership Greater Chicago Honors CVI Leaders with Civic Catalyst Award
On Thursday, April 10, Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) awarded Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Executive Director Vaughn Bryant with the Civic Catalyst Award for his work with the Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative, which aims to bring together community stakeholders to help reduce gun violence across Chicago.
UCAN’s Edwin Galletti Appointed to Violent Crimes Advisory Commission
Congratulations to Edwin Galletti, UCAN Chicago Vice President of Violence Intervention & Prevention Services, who has been appointed to the Violent Crimes Advisory Commission, representing the Illinois Attorney General’s office.