Nearly 50 youth leaders from across Chicago gathered at Breakthrough Urban Ministries on Thursday, June 12, 2025, for an engaging community conversation aimed at inspiring youth-led solutions for violence prevention.
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The second annual We Are Our Own Medicine Conference was held at BUILD Chicago in the Austin neighborhood. The event brought together various community stakeholders to increase collaboration and learn about different resources in their neighborhood.
We Are Our Own Medicine Conference Brings Together Community Stakeholders Read More »
The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported the lowest levels of violence in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend in at least 16 years.
Join us as we celebrate the launch of “Peace Portraits,” presented by the Illinois Peace Project.
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U.S. Senate Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois and Ranking Member of the Senate Judicial Committee advocated for the continued funding of gun violence prevention efforts in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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There was a sea of orange down in Springfield, IL as hundreds of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals and advocates from across the Chicagoland area made their voices heard at the 2025 CVI Rally and Legislative Action Day on Tuesday, May 13.
Overheard at the 2025 CVI Rally and Legislative Action Day Read More »
Amy Solomon, senior fellow at the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice and former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) under the Biden administration, shared an op-ed with USA Today on the potential impact of recent cuts to Department of Justice (DOJ) grants and why the OJP is so vital to public safety.
OPINION: DOJ Cuts Will Threaten Public Safety: ‘Lives Will Be At Risk’ Read More »
A press conference held on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at the Pullman Community Center welcomed Governor J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson, state and city elected officials, and over 200 Community Violence Intervention (CVI) professionals across Chicago.
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) leaders and community members: make your voice heard and join our Legislative Action Day on May 13, 2025 in Springfield, IL.
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The Giffords Center for Violence Intervention recently hosted a webinar on Thursday, March 20, 2025, where top practitioners and leaders in the field of community violence intervention (CVI) in Chicago and Los Angeles shared crucial insights to strengthening and sustaining CVI efforts across the nation for years to come.