Official CP4P account as of 2024. CP4P engages & builds trusting relationships with individuals and groups most vulnerable to gun violence.
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June is #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth, a time to honor survivors and support efforts to end gun violence. Organizations across Chicago are hosting events throughout the month. Find ways to get involved and show your support: metropolitanpeaceinitiatives…
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“Instead of reacting to violence or crime, our office is thinking about what it looks like to be proactive and create initiatives that will address those root causes...” #CVIDailyRead metropolitanpeaceinitiatives…
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“We want to offer services to everyone. We don’t want to marginalize and demonize people even further.” #CVIDailyRead ' Community Violence Intervention Activation Training Informs Community Members on License-to-Operate, Neighborhood Engagement' metropolitanpeaceinitiatives…
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"The goal is to collaborate with park districts and a lot of entities in the city and find out what would be the best fit for our young people," James Mitchell said. via @ABC7Chicago abc7chicago.com/post/chicago…
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'City headed toward lowest number of fatal shootings in at least 16 years during Memorial Day weekend' #CVIDailyRead via @SunTimes chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
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“Accountability requires relationships. It is through relationships that we bring a presence of belonging to every block.” #CVIDailyRead 'Chicago’s Summer Safety Strategy Centers Community Violence Intervention and Youth Investment' metropolitanpeaceinitiatives…
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TOMORROW! Meet us at the city's Summer Safety Press conference and Health and Wellness Resource Fair.
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"Community and faith leaders gathered at the capitol ... to urge lawmakers to continue investing in programs which they believe are helping reduce gun violence ..." #CVIDailyRead 'Community violence intervention groups push for support in Springfield' wcia.com/illinois-capitol-ne…
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Community Violence Intervention (CVI) advocates from across Chicago traveled to Springfield last Thursday to advocate for sustained funding for the Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA) and continued efforts to save lives across Illinois. Watch to learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=TF5C0U7w…
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CVI advocates and professionals from across Chicago made their way down to Springfield, Illinois, on Thursday, May 14, 2026 to amplify a simple but strong message: CVI saves lives and deserves sustained funding. #CVIDailyRead Read the story: ow.ly/NE6t50Z1guT
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You're invited to the Spring 2026 Metropolitan Peace Academy Graduation Ceremony! Celebrate with us on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at the South Shore Cultural Center. RSVP here: ow.ly/Tq1c50Z0jPp #CP4PChicago #MPIChicago #ChicagoCommunity #CVIWorks #ChicagoPeace
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"Having a loved one ripped from this world by an act of violence leaves a lasting impact that illuminates the importance of fighting for change" #CVIDailyRead'Community violence intervention works, but conservatives on the attack won't say so' @suntimes chicago.suntimes.com/other-v…
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“Programs that were actively preventing shootings are now paused or dismantled” #CVIDAilyRead 'Violence Has Fallen, but So Has Funding for Prevention' via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2026/04/25/headw…
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“Programs that were actively preventing shootings are now paused or dismantled” #CVIDAilyRead 'Violence Has Fallen, but So Has Funding for Prevention' via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2026/04/25/headw…
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The third annual We Are Our Own Medicine Conference brought together leaders across the Community Violence Intervention (CVI), faith, and public health spaces at New Life Covenant in Humboldt Park. Read some key thoughts from this past weekend here metropolitanpeaceinitiatives…
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We really enjoyed reading this recap of @thisisUIC students volunteering at @UCANChicago and other orgs throughout our city! today.uic.edu/students-volun…
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"At a time when families need more support, the federal government has abandoned its most basic responsibility by gutting the SNAP program, putting millions of people at risk—Chicago refuses to accept that,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson." #CVIDailyRead chicago.gov/city/en/depts/ma…
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"For the first time, the annual Innocence Network Conference is being hosted in Chicago." #CVIDailyRead 'Exonerees and Advocates Come Together in the Nation’s Wrongful Conviction Capital' innocenceproject.org/news/ex…
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"Importantly, prevention efforts must include opportunities, services, and investments..." #CVIDailyRead ' Public Health and Criminal Justice to Reduce Gun Violence' jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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“This Blueprint reflects the City of Chicago’s responsibility to build better coordinated systems that actually work for people” #CVIDailyRead 'Mayor Brandon Johnson, Mayor’s Office of Homelessness Release City’s Five-Year Blueprint on Homelessness' chicago.gov/city/en/depts/ma…
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