On October 6, Chicago CRED Director of Policy Jack Jomarron was honored with the Innovation in Violence Prevention Award from...
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2026 Strides for Peace Impact Awardee: Arne Duncan on Behalf of Chicago CRED
Congratulations to Arne Duncan on being named an Impact Awardee at the inaugural national expansion of the Strides for Peace Gun...
Celebrating the Partners Who Make Opportunity Possible
On September 29, Chicago CRED’s Employment and Training team hosted an Employer and Community Partner Appreciation Brunch at the...
91 Chicago CRED Participants Received High School Diplomas at Joy-Filled South Side Graduation
CHICAGO, August 20, 2026: Chicago CRED celebrated 91 participants who earned high school diplomas during its tenth annual...
Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic: Chicago Leaders Highlight the Power of a Public Health Approach
On Tuesday, July 14, community members, healthcare professionals, violence prevention leaders, and advocates gathered at...
Speech of Gratitude to Trauma Team
Speech of Gratitude to Trauma Team University of Chicago Hospital By Chanel Jones, Family Case Manager, Chicago CRED Good...
Some Numbers Behind the Homicide Numbers
By Paul Robinson and LaQuay Boone The best headline we have seen in a long time appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times on January 1....
Hundreds gather in South Shore to recognize groundwork by Community Violence Intervention groups
February 24, 2026 - Community violence intervention (CVI) organizations gathered at the South Shore Cultural Center to mark...
Arne Duncan: Community violence intervention is working in Chicago
While gun violence has steadily declined all across America over the last four years, Chicago has the second-largest drop among...
Business and civic leaders say ICE actions harming Chicago’s economy
More than 30 business and civic leaders gathered Friday to denounce the federal government’s aggressive deportation campaign in...
Trump’s Crackdown Will Make Crime Worse (Arne Duncan Oped)
By Arne Duncan Mr. Duncan founded Chicago CRED, a community-based anti-gun-violence organization. In just a few months,...
Community violence intervention is key to keeping Chicago safe (Arne Duncan Oped)
I was born in 1964. The last time the city had under 400 homicides in a single year, I was just a year old. Today, Chicago is on...