Slide 1RECENT NEWSIllinois Peace Project Announces 2026 Peace Portraits HonoreesSlide 2RECENT NEWSChicago’s Summer Safety Strategy Centers Community Violence Intervention and Youth InvestmentSlide 3RECENT NEWSWATCH: Peace Portraits Featured on ABC7 Chicago’s 'Our Chicago'Slide 4RECENT NEWSChicago Reporter Highlights Chicago Peacekeepers Program, 35% Decrease in Homicides in Single YearSlide 5RECENT NEWSOverheard at the 2026 CVI Rally for Legislative Action DaySlide 6RECENT NEWSOverheard at the Third Annual ‘We Are Our Own Medicine’ Conference Community Violence Intervention (CVI) is an evidence-informed, non-punitive public health approach to reducing gun violence. LEARN HOW CVI WORKS The principles of CVI are hyperlocal, restorative, collaborative, nonviolent, and trauma-informed. FIND AN ORGANIZATION Stay up to date on how our coalition of organizations are bringing change across Illinois. FIND WAYS TO HELP Join the movement to create transformative peace. READ RECENT CVI NEWS