Peacekeepers Program hot spots in Chicago experienced an overall 33% decrease in shooting victimizations from July 2025 to June 2026, according to a new report from Northwestern University’s Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research and Science (CORNERS).
After a recent spike in shootings on Chicago’s West Side, several community organizations and local activists are amplifying their efforts to help curb violent incidents in their communities.
The Chicago Community Trust hosted an event to explore how investments in community-based organizations are helping create safer neighborhoods across Chicago.
New Life Centers recently unveiled a new mural created and painted by artist and former New Life program participant Diamond Galindo.
UCAN’S REACH 21 program engages more than a dozen Black male youth ages 11 to 21 through mentorship, mental health support, job training, education, life coaching, and more.
Growing Toward Success: UCAN Honors Youth Participants at REACH 21 Milestone Celebration Read More »
Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic march through Chicago’s Marquette Park, marchers retraced the route to honor the event.
SWOP Helps Commemorate 60th Anniversary of MLK’s March to Marquette Park Read More »
Calling all peacebuilders and changemakers: The application window for the 2027 Peace Portraits will open August 3, 2026.
SAVE THE DATE: Applications for 2027 ‘Peace Portraits’ Open August 3 Read More »
A recent film festival at the Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) brought light and voice to CVI organizations across Chicago.
What does it take to create safer communities? According to leaders from Chicago’s philanthropic and civic communities, the answer starts with partnership.
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) takes the spotlight in a series of new PSAs from The Ad Council that bring awareness to the life-saving work occurring in cities across the country.