
VIOLENCE REDUCTION
Equipping churches to be at the forefront of violence reduction in their community
Interrupting Bad Actions
Building Blocks of Peace: Identify, train, and mobilize partner churches, community groups, and residents to become Peace Makers. They engage in Positive Loitering in troubled spots to change the dynamics of that place, in coordination with the Chicago Police Department. Upcoming Trainings
Intercepting Bad Actors
Intervention Connections: An in-person visit by community stakeholders with a message of hope and offer of help—of acute offenders with a team assigned to coach and mentor them into a radically different and more productive life pattern.
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fewer homicides in Together Chicago's violence reduction focus area, Jan 1 - Sep 30, 2021, compared to previous year
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fewer shootings in Together Chicago's violence reduction focus area, Jan 1 - Sep 30, 2021, compared to previous year
faith leaders trained to participate in Custom Notifications
street outreach team members preventing and responding to violence in our focus area
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North Side Leaders Host Second Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2023
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization...
West Side Leaders Host First Building Blocks of Peace Training of 2023
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization...
A nonprofit ministers on “both sides of the gun”
Together Chicago reduces gun violence with a five-pronged strategy designed to reduce crime on the...
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