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Chicago Grassroots Organizations Lead Efforts for a Safer Summer
$1.3M in grants will support more 237 community-led programs in neighborhoods most impacted by gun violence CHICAGO — As summer approaches, more
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$1 Million in Grants Available for Grassroots Organizations in 24 Chicago Neighborhoods Experiencing Most Violence
The Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities’ 2025 Chicago Fund will award at least $1 million in grants of up to
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Chicago Grassroots Take Action to Help Prevent Summer Violence
$1.9M in grants will support nearly 250 community-led summer and fall programs in Chicago neighborhoods hardest hit by gun violence CHICAGO —
In The News
See media coverage of PSPC, its partners and Chicago Fund grantees.
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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
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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
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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