“Proximity,” the collection of three new works at the Lyric, sets a strong new mode for consciousness-raising opera....
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2023 Public Safety Mayoral Forum
NEAR WEST SIDE — Mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson backed off controversial statements about policing as they...
Violence Prevention Community Outlines 2023 Agenda
Community, government, non-profit and business leaders came together today to affirm their commitment to making violence...
Diplomas help young people find a way off the streets
(NewsNation) — Criminologists say if the U.S. spent more money on education across the nation and worked to get more young...
2021 Annual Report
Following a horrific increase in shooting and homicides in 2021,2021 was another...
Breaking Cycles of Gun Violence
A Conversation with the Members of Chicago CRED Arne Duncan, YPC life coach, Jervon Hicks, alumnus, Aaron Taylor and alumni...
There’s a Lot More to Basketball than Basketball – Phil Jackson
The Chicago CRED Basketball League season is over, and it was a complete success. The final two games of the seven-game series...
We Know How to Prevent Gun Violence. Now We Need to Scale It.
Chicago CRED proceeds from the belief that the individuals most at risk are not the problem - they are the solution. The City of...
The Violence Interrupters Need Help
Donnell Gardner, a street outreach worker with Chicago CRED, talked with reporter Emily Nonko about his work, as well as his...
Lifting Their Voices for Gun Safety
Participants and staff from Youth Peace Center (YPC), in the Roseland community in Chicago, accompanied Arne Duncan to...
A Memoir, Shaped By Community
Men from Chicago CRED recently participated in the ConTextos Chicago Project, an intensive writing program that incorporates...
As Gun Deaths Surge, Scientists Fill Knowledge Gaps In Field of Violence Intervention
A landmark study, Violence Intervention Worker Study (VIeWS), was conducted by Northwestern University and the University at...