In its newly adopted 2021-22 budget, the State of Illinois has committed a record $100 million to violence prevention statewide....
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Support the 2021 Reimagine Public Safety Act
Illinois has a gun violence epidemic of concentrated gun violence in discreet neighborhoods across the State. Just as Covid-19...
A New Way to Think About Conflict – and How We Get Out of It
Conflict happens. And in the right conditions, it's also perfectly healthy. But conflict can also be destructive and...
Cbc Health Braintrust Presents: Virtual Health Summit on Gun Violence Prevention
Two Expert Panels w/ Special Guests: Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02), Senator Dick Durbin (IL), Senator Richard Blumenthal...
Why Individuals at the Highest Risk of Gun Violence Choose Chicago Cred
With gun violence at a 20-year high in Chicago, a new report by the Northwestern Network & Neighborhood Initiative (N3)...
December 29, 2020 | Press Conference Media Coverage
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Credtalks | Real Covid-19 Conversations
In light of the COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines, we have been blessed with the opportunity to engage our...
Violence Prevention Groups Recommit to Long-Term Goals Press Release
VIOLENCE PREVENTION GROUPS RECOMMIT TO LONG-TERM GOALS WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING BIG SETBACKS IN 2020 Organizations working to prevent...
Garrett Popcorn Shops Partners with Chicago Cred Starting this Holiday Season
Chicago (December 2020) - Starting this holiday season, Garrett Popcorn Shops is partnering with Chicago CRED, an organization...
The Transformative Power of Replacing Guns with Jobs
In 2015, when Arne Duncan moved back to Chicago after serving as President Obama's education secretary, he set out on a...
Remote Learning Problems for Students
Arne chats with TMZ Live on a more serious topic of discussion: Remote Learning and its Effects on Students' Grades. WATCH HERE
Reduce Gun Violence with Jobs
CRED uses data to track where shootings happen, and who are the most likely victims and perpetrators. On behalf of the Chicago...