Press Clips
Here’s how we’re making headlines across the city.
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PRESS CLIPS
Teens At Hyde Park ‘Takeover’ Say They’re Just Hanging With Friends — But 4 Arrested In Scuffles
Publication: Block Club Chicago
Date: April 13, 2025
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Project H.O.O.D. to Ring the Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange This Friday, April 11, 2025
Publication: The Chicagoland Journal
Date: April 9, 2025
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The Opportunity for Service and to Create Systemic Change
Publication: Harvard Business School
Date: February 20, 2025
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Community Violence Intervention Saves Lives. Keep Funding It for Public Safety’s Sake.
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: February 14, 2025
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Stopping Gun Violence: Professor Andrew Papachristos Uses Network Science to Curb Gun Violence
Publication: Northwestern Magazine
Date: January 6, 2025
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Musician Vic Mensa Headlines Metropolitan Peace Academy Community Violence Intervention Graduation
Publication: Lawndale News
Date: January 2, 2025
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Vic Mensa Honors Fall 2024 Metropolitan Peace Academy Graduates
Publication: Chicago Defender
Date: December 29, 2024
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Metropolitan Peace Academy Holds Graduation for Violence Prevention Specialists: Interview with Steve Perkins
Publication: WBEZ Radio
Date: December 19, 2024
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It Takes a Team: Rome Odunze x Metropolitan Family Services
Publication: NFL
Date: December 12, 2024
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Opinion: Smart Investments in Public Safety are Beginning to Pay Off.
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: December 4, 2024
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Chicago Gun Violence Prevention Groups Hold March to the Polls
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: October 23, 2024
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Aiming for More: Groups Working in Chicago’s Most Violent Neighborhoods Try to Reach People Early On
Publication: Chicago Health
Date: October 12, 2024
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Garien Gatewood: Progress is Being Made on Reducing Gun Violence in Chicago
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: October 8, 2024
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At the Community Level, Violence Intervention Gains Credibility — and Dollars Follow
Publication: Crain’s Chicago Business
Date: September 23, 2024
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Trust Talks, The Podcast – Episode 16: Working Collaboratively to Address Community Safety
Publication: The Chicago Community Trust
Date: September 12, 2024
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We Can Do More to Stop Gun Violence, With More Support for Community Intervention
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: September 6, 2024
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After a Shooting, Community and Health Leaders Step Up to Help Survivors Heal
Publication: The TRiiBE
Date: July 23, 2024
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13 Black-led Organizations That Assist Chicagoans Experiencing Intracommunity Violence
Publication: The TRiiBE
Date: July 16, 2024
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Private Donors Reach $100M Funding Goal for Violence Prevention
Publication: Crain’s Chicago Business
Date: July 10, 2024
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Chicago Prepares for 4th of July Festivities Across the City
Publication: Fox 32 Chicago
Date: July 3, 2024
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Communities Aim To Serve More People at Highest Risk for Impact from Gun Violence
Publication: The Citizen Newspaper Group
Date: June 26, 2024
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Chicago Activists React After U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis
Publication: NBC Chicago
Date: June 25, 2024
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Violence Intervention at Street Level Getting Funding Boost in ‘Unique Moment’ for Chicago
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: June 17, 2024
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Violence Prevention Programs to Expand in 4 West Side Neighborhoods as Businesses Near $100M Funding Goal
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: June 17, 2024
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Chicago Violence Interrupter Programs Scale up as Summer Shootings Heat Up
Publication: ABC 7 Chicago
Date: June 17, 2024
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Chicago Violence Prevention Workers Set Lofty Goals With Increased Funding
Publication: FOX 32 Chicago
Date: June 17, 2024
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Violence Intervention Groups Expanding, With Help From Private and Public Funds
Publication: Crain’s Chicago Business
Date: June 17, 2024
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Anti-Violence Groups Look to Empower Chicago’s Youth to Become Leaders
Publication: WTTW
Date: April 24, 2024
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Chicago Opens ‘Emergency Assistance Center’ to Help Crime Victims After Back of the Yards Mass Shooting
Publication: Fox 32 Chicago
Date: April 17, 2024
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‘We Want the Violence to Stop’: Dozens of Residents March for Peace on Chicago’s West Side
Publication: NBC 5 Chicago
Date: April 13, 2024
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Tio “Mr. CeaseFire” Hardiman Holds CeaseFire Reunion of Nonviolence Activists Who Have Helped Make Positive Change in the Public Health Epidemic of Violence
Publication: The Southland Journal
Date: April 7, 2024
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Attorney General Merrick Garland Announces $78 Million for Violence Prevention
Publication: CBS News
Date: April 3, 2024
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SWOP and CCJF Commit to Carry Out in Chicago Early Intervention in Communities at High-Risk of Violence
Publication: La Raza
Date: March 26, 2024
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Breakthrough Provides Range of Services for Families on Chicago’s West Side
Publication: CBS 2 Chicago
Date: March 22, 2024
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Enlace Chicago: Social Fighters Preventing Violence and Opening Opportunities for Social Reintegration
Publication: La Raza
Date: March 21, 2024
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Jailhouse Religion
Publication: South Side Weekly
Date: March 18, 2024
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Golden Moments to Save Lives and Curb Violence in Chicago
Publication: La Raza
Date: March 12, 2024
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‘Less Than a Person’: Formerly Incarcerated People Say System Needs Healing
Publication: National Catholic Reporter
Date: February 28, 2024
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Charges Announced in Teen Takeover of Chicago’s South Loop
Publication: CBS 2 Chicago
Date: March 4, 2024
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Shero Program From Social Services Agency UCAN Chicago Helps Heal Women Most at Risk for Violence
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: February 16, 2024
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Chicago Program Aids Former Inmates in Rebuilding Lives After Prison
Publication: Fox Chicago 32
Date: February 8, 2024
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Metropolitan Peace Academy Looks To Expand Work With New Training Facility
Publication: The Citizen Newspaper
Date: February 7, 2024
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Ex-Chicago Gang Leader’s Third Chance Gets Him an Invitation to the White House
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: February 2, 2024
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Ambitious Plan Aims to Raise $400 Million to Halve Chicago Shootings, Homicides in 5 Years
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: February 1, 2024
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Foundations, Business Interests Raise $66 Million to Fight Crime in Chicago
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: February 1, 2024
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Chicago Radically Expanding Anti-violence Program to 6 More Neighborhoods
Publication: ABC 7
Date: February 1, 2024
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City Leaders Announce New Plan to Reduce Gun Violence in Chicago
Publication: WGN TV
Date: February 1, 2024
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New Anti-Violence Initiative Aims to Reduce Chicago Shootings by 50% in 5 Years
Publication: WTTW
Date: February 1, 2024
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Gov. Pritzker Unveils Anti-violence Initiative
Publication: WGEM
Date: February 1, 2024
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Illinois Democrats Introduce Gun Violence Prevention Program
Publication: The Center Square
Date: February 1, 2024
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How Donor-Advised Funds Are Changing Philanthropy
Publication: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Date: January 16, 2024
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Chicago Homicides See 13% Decrease in 2023, Crime Data Shows
Publication: ABC 7
Date: December 29, 2023
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Debunking CVI Myths: CVI Is Only Street Outreach
Publication: The Center for American Progress
Date: December 21, 2023
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First Class Graduates From CPS Program for Students Who Dropped Out During COVID Pandemic
Publication: ABC 7
Date: December 21, 2023
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Bo Deal Learned All He Could From Life in the Streets — Then Got a College Degree
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: December 20, 2023
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Commentary: Where Poverty Is Pervasive, Solutions Must Be Radical and Relentless
Publication: Crain’s Chicago Business
Date: December 19, 2023
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Vaughn Bryant and Arne Duncan: Violence Prevention Work Is Reducing Shootings in Chicago. Let’s Scale It.
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: December 17, 2023
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Chicago’s Experiment to Aid Gun Violence Survivors Is Actually Helping
Publication: The Trace
Date: December 15, 2023
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Chicago Seeing a Drop in Homicides as 2023 Nears End, but Not in Every Neighborhood
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: December 3, 2023
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Senate Committee Evaluates Gun Violence as Health Crisis
Publication: WMAQ 5 Chicago
Date: November 28, 2023
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin leads Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis
Publication: CBS 2 Chicago
Date: November 28, 2023
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Pastor Brooks Hopes to Raise $10M for South Side Community Center
Publication: ABC 7
Date: November 28, 2023
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Amid the City’s Mass Shootings, Community Groups Work to Prevent More Bloodshed
Publication: Austin Weekly News
Date: November 6, 2023
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Former West Garfield Park Gang Member Works to Pull Others Out of Isolation
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: November 3, 2023
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City Club of Chicago: Community Violence Intervention
Publication: WGN Radio 720
Date: November 1, 2023
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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Is Working to Reduce Crime in Chicago
Publication: the Grio
Date: October 5, 2023
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Chicago Youth Programs Often End with the Summer. Young People Want More.
Publication: The Trace
Date: September 6, 2023
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At Summer’s End, Chicago Murders Are Down 21% from Horrendous 2021
Publication: WBEZ
Date: September 1, 2023
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The Peacemaker: The Man Turning Stats Into Violence Prevention
Publication: Chicago Magazine
Date: August 21, 2023
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Gang Conflict Causing Uptown Violence as Police, Community Groups Look to Intervene
Publication: Block Club Chicago
Date: August 1, 2023
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Chicago Street Outreach Workers Use Own Experiences to Reach Others in Their Neighborhoods
Publication: WTTW
Date: July 31, 2023
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Collaborative, Community Based Violence Prevention Efforts Aims to Professionalize the Field of Street Outreach
Publication: WTTW
Date: July 27, 2023
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‘Light in the Night’ Events Aim to Reclaim Safe Public Space for Chicagoans
Publication: WTTW
Date: July 17, 2023
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Vaughn Bryant: What is Community Violence Intervention?
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: July 16, 2023
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Andrew Papachristos: Targeted Violence Prevention Is Working in Chicago. Workers Need to Reach More People.
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: July 16, 2023
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Leaders of Chicago’s Violence Prevention Movement Weigh in on Summer Violence
Publication: WBEZ
Date: July 5, 2023
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How This Man Helped Prevent a Revenge Murder
Publication: BBC
Date: June 29, 2023
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Justice Department Officials Take Interest In, Praise Chicago Anti-Violence Program
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: June 8, 2023
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New Mayor, Same Struggle with Chicago Crime as Anti-Violence Activists Work on the Ground
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date: June 2, 2023
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From Chess Tournaments to Mentorship Programs: How Far North Side Groups Plan to Prevent Violence This Summer
Publication: Block Club Chicago
Date: May 25, 2023
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Here’s How the City Council Can Lead the Response to Chicago’s Most Urgent Challenges
Publication: Crain’s Chicago Business
Date: May 8, 2023
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Winners: 3 Organizations Making the Greatest Impact in Violence Interruption and Prevention in Chicago
Publication: Better
Date: April 17, 2023
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Solutions to Chicago Gun Violence That Go Beyond Policing
Publication: WBEZ
Date: April 3, 2023
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Anti-violence Advocates Pinpoint Issues to Reduce Violence Following Deadly 2021 with Nearly 800 People Killed
Publication: Atlanta Black Star
Date: January 18, 2023
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