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EVENT: Join Us for CVI Rally Day to Permanently Fund RPSA
The Illinois Peace Project invites you to join us for a CVI Rally Day in Springfield, IL on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 to help permanently fund the Reimagine Public Safey Act (RSPA), a comprehensive approach to violence prevention.
Attorney General Merrick Garland Announces $78 Million for Violence Prevention
Chicago police say crime rates are dropping. A new boost from the federal government might add to the effort to keep those numbers down. The Justice Department has announced a nearly $80 million investment to help prevent violent crime.
Strides for Peace to Host Chicago’s Inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Expo
The Reimagine Public Safety Act pushes for 250 million in funding. Organizations like Breakthrough Urban Ministries use the funding (received 700,000) by providing holistic services involving street level intervention and education development.
In some Black and Latino neighborhoods, gun violence hits over and over ‘with no mercy’
Paul Vallas believes focusing on the root causes of crime without strategy will lead to failure. Vallas details a 9-part plan that calls for consequences of violent crimes to be harsher and stabilizing numbers in the police force.