This past weekend our Director of Clinical Training Tina Cooper spoke on a panel at The Black Women's Expo titled "Ask the Doctors". The discussion addressed racial barriers in mental healthcare. Read our full story of MPI at BWE here > metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/interrupting-t…

The Metropolitan Peace Academy is back in session! Since 2018 we have focused on professionalizing the field of street outreach and building a citywide network that enhances community capacity to reduce violence. Find out more here > metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/metropolitan-p…

I am honored to be a part of the Harvard Business School School 2024 Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM), a weeklong executive education program!

ENTERTAINMENT & IQ

Currently leaders from Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) Institute for Nonviolence Chicago UCAN Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Together Chicago Claretian Associates SWOP and Chicago Police are in Ghana with the support from The Crown Family School. We are learning about the country’s communities & peace initiatives.

Read this compelling op-ed in the @SunTimes by Vaughn Bryant, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives & Paul Carrillo VP of @Giffords_org Center for Violence Intervention. We can decrease gun violence through CVI. Full piece here: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

I'm proud to team up w/ Paul Carrillo of @giffords_org Center for Violence Intervention & share our thoughts on how we can do more to stop gun violence w/ increased support for community intervention programs. Read our op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times here: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

I'm excited to speak at Phoenix Clinic Chicago's Happy Hour FriendRaiser and first ever State of the Union panel on September 27th. Come support this great event and powerful speakers. Buy your ticket here: phoenixclinic.org/happy-hour-2024

Congratulations to Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Field Manager Charles Decuire for graduating from the UChicago Urban Labs Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA)! Congratulations on this incredible achievement! Read the full story here: metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/watch-chicago-…

Last week Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Executive Director Vaughn Bryant joined former U.S. representative and gun control activist Gabrielle Giffords for a panel luncheon hosted by MacArthur Foundation last week. Read a MPI and Norma joint editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times here chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

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CORNERS is on the cover! Read more about how our team is partnering with CVI organizations in Chicago and beyond to help save lives and stop #gunviolence. tinyurl.com/yc2dr2ex

"CVI saves lives, which is something that motivates me every day." I recently wrote a blog post for Harvard Business School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, sharing the impact of our work at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives. Read more here >> metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/cvi-saves-live…

Thank you @lgcchicago for including myself and Metropolitan Peace Initiatives in your latest piece highlighting Fellows working in community violence intervention in Crain's Chicago Business. Read more here >> chicagobusiness.com/crains-content…

It's #WomensHistoryMonth! Next up in our Women's Spotlight Series 'MPI Director of Training Tina Cooper: Women Are the ‘Backbone’ of CVI'. Read and share the full piece here >> metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/mpi-director-o…

Last week, I was honored to receive the Civic Catalyst Award alongside my incredible colleagues for our work on the Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative. Thank you Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC)! Read more here > metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/leadership-gre…

JUST ANNOUNCED! Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) is launching Interventions for Highest Promise Youth to support youth ages 14–21 who are disconnected from school and at risk of gun violence. Deadline to apply 5/12! Read more here > metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/fy25-intervent…

"By cancelling grants for bipartisan community violence intervention, police training and domestic violence programs, among other initiatives, the Department of Justice has undermined public safety in our communities." Read our full statement here > metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/doj-statement/

I am honored to be recognized alongside MetroFamily Services CEO Ric Estrada by Crain's Chicago Business as Notable Leaders in Philanthropy in Chicago. We take pride in continuing the legacy of MetroFamily Services in addressing the important challenges we face as a city. ow.ly/eeTt50W31z4

"You are building a new kind of public safety infrastructure, one that we can trust in healing and lived experiences,” Dr. Vanessa Perry DeReef said at the 2025 Metropolitan Peace Academy Spring Graduation. Read our full story here > metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/mpa-spring-202…