Evaluation has a key role to play in racial equity work
Read about how evaluations of antiviolence programming in Chicago has an impact on guiding local grantmaking. Full Story - Philanthropy News Digest
West Side Police Districts Aim To Better Understand Areas They Patrol Through Community Training Academy
Learn how the unique Metropolitan Family Services’ program trains officers on implicit bias and the unique challenges facing residents in their beat. Full Story - Block Club Chicago
Chicago’s Gun Violence Plan Looks Good on Paper, Prevention Leaders Say. Can the City Pull It Off?
Polk Bros. Foundation’s CEO Gillian Darlow and Institute for Nonviolence Chicago’s Teny Gross provide perspectives on effort to reduce gun violence on Chicago’s South and West Sides. Full Story - The Trace
Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole reliance on police, but outreach groups at heart of plan still struggle for funding
As the City faces another heartbreaking year of violence, Chicago CRED’s Arne Duncan, READI’s Eddie Bocanegra, and MacArthur Foundation’s John Palfrey share how the need for support continues to be a challenge for frontline organizations Full Story - Chicago Tribune
Ideas We Should Steal: Reduce Gun Violence with Jobs
Insights from Chicago’s efforts to curb gun violence, this Philadelphia media source gather’s insights from Chicago CRED’s Arne Duncan. Full Story - The Philadelphia Citizen
The Pandemic Has Hindered Many of the Best Ideas for Reducing Violence
COVID-19’s effect on programs that aim to sevre those at highest risk of being impacted by gun violence, either as a victim or participant, brings in reflections from READI’s Chasda Martin and Crime Lab’s Jens Ludwig. Full Story - The New York Times
Free Legal Aid Now Available As Part Of Anti-Violence Street Outreach
Block Club Chicago, October 1, 2020 Full Story: Block Club Chicago
Time for Chicago to reimagine its approach to public safety and policing
In this opinion piece, Chicago CRED’s Arne Duncan discusses the role of violence prevention in public safety, with mentions of the READI and CP4P initiatives. Full Story: Chicago Sun-Times
There’s not a comparable year’: Homicides are up 52% in Chicago amid COVID-19, with majority involving people of color
CP4P’s Vaughn Bryant contributes to this article about Chicago’s rising homicide rate, as the city has seen an uptick in violent crimes this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic, mass layoffs and nationwide unrest. Full Story: USA Today
West Side End of Summer Events
See the work of a few of the grantees of the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities. Full Story: The Real Chi