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
Join Our Rally for the Reimagine Public Safety Act
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) leaders and community members: make your voice heard and join our Legislative Action Day on May 13, 2025 in Springfield, IL.
BUY TICKETS NOW: Reducing Gun Violence: How the Community and Police Are Working Together
Join us on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at Maggiano’s Banquets (111 W Grand Ave) to hear a panel discussion about how community violence intervention (CVI) professionals and the Chicago Police Department are working together to reduce gun violence in Chicago’s highest risk neighborhoods.
Southwest Organizing Project Outreach Worker Yulissa Olvera: ‘We’re Trying to Overcome Harm’
A simple observation led Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) Outreach Worker Yulissa Olvera to create one of SWOP’s vital programs.