Metropolitan Peace Initiatives is proud to celebrate the lives and work of women in Community Violence Intervention (CVI). Read their stories.

Karen Mata: A Voice for the Unheard in Pilsen and Little Village
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Enlace Case Manager Diana Hincapie Finds Healing and Purpose as a Credible Messenger of Community Violence Intervention
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Tashee Poplous’ Message of Empowerment Stretches from ‘State to the Lake’
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Sharonda Giles, Director of CP4P’s Crisis Prevention and Response Unit: ‘Women Have the Power to Set the Stage’
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Gina Ramirez, Street Outreach Case Manager at New Life Centers, Exemplifies Restorative Justice
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MPI Field Manager NyEdra Turner, Training Specialist Tashee Poplous Graduate From NEIU
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Advocates Discuss Innovative Solutions to Domestic and Community Violence in Panel Discussion Hosted by Michael Reese Health Trust
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A Day of Care: Ulta’s ‘Day of Beauty’ Honors Women in Community Violence Intervention
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Meet Patricia Hilliard, a Pillar of Peace in West Garfield Park
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Southwest Organizing Project Victim Advocate Doris Villaverde Breaks Cycles of Trauma for Herself and Her Community
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CVI Professionals Provide Strength and Support to Incarcerated Women’s Group
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Little Village Native Lesandra Nava Gives Back to Community as Enlace Victim Advocate
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Clinical Program Supervisor Maria Camacho: Relationships are the ‘Engine’ of Community Violence Intervention
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Public Equity’s Theodoshia Kilgore Is ‘Doing The Work’ to Help Community Thrive
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Southwest Organizing Project Outreach Worker Yulissa Olvera: ‘We’re Trying to Overcome Harm’
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PRESS PLAY: Our Women’s History Month Recap
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MPI Field Manager NyEdra Turner Says Women Are Vital to CVI
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Cynthia Leal, Victim Advocate at New Life Centers: Women ‘Need to Be Supported’
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WATCH: The History of ‘The BOOM’ at the Metropolitan Peace Academy
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MPI Director of Training Tina Cooper: Women Are the ‘Backbone’ of Community Violence Intervention
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MPI Clinical Program Supervisor Traci Hall: ‘Community Violence Intervention Work Is Not to Be Taken Lightly’
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LISTEN: Streets, Beatz & Peace Episode 3 — “Women in Street Outreach”
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