In partnership with four organizations on Chicago’s West and South Sides, the SOAR Initiative integrates network science into the practice of community violence intervention (CVI) to assist outreach workers and victim advocates in their rapid, coordinated response to gun violence.

Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) is an innovative consortium of Chicago community violence intervention (CVI) organizations, convened by Metropolitan Peace Initiatives at Metropolitan Family Services, working towards a common goal of reducing victimization among individuals who are most likely to be involved in gun violence.

The Government Alliance for Safe Communities (GASC, formerly IGP) was established in 2021 to develop a coordinated plan for distributing more than $500 million from ARPA funding in violence intervention efforts across the State of Illinois.

The Peacekeepers Program is an initiative spearheaded by Chicago CRED in partnership with local street outreach organizations that acts as an innovation incubator for the field of gun violence prevention.

Chicago CRED is a multifaceted approach to reducing gun violence that strives to create lasting change by working directly with individuals who are most likely to be involved in gun violence.

In 2020, the City of Chicago directed $10.5 million through the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to expand and support violence reduction strategies in neighborhoods experiencing the highest levels of violence in the city.