Chicago

Neighbors had been calling Tyrone Muhammad for weeks, asking him to mobilize his violence prevention group to help guard CTA trains amid violence and unruly behavior, he said. Outfitted with red-and-black bomber jackets, dozens of members of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change patrolled Red Line stations and trains for a week in October to reassure

Michael Chester and Donnell Gardner are among those working to interrupt cycles of violence, doing outreach for Chicago C.R.E.D. in the West Pullman-Roseland area. Chicagoans may not yet feel the change but some believe the city is moving away from violence, albeit very slowly. “What we do is create options for them — better options —

Violence prevention workers and local leaders gathered to celebrate their year of work to reduce gun violence in Chicago and chart a path forward at a South Side celebration this week. Story by Maxwell Evans for Block Club Chicago