Basketball leagues are not an official component of CRED's anti-violence efforts. A league was formed in a matter of days in...
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Op Ed: Before Launching More Crime Bills, Springfield Republicans Should Better Understand Gun Violence
Gun violence is an epidemic, and we cant rely on the police alone to solve it. As with COVID-19, we need a "vaccine" that stops...
Reaching and Connecting: Preliminary Results From Chicago Cred’s Impact on Gun Violence Involvement
A new research brief from Northwestern Neighborhood & Network Initiative (N3) was just published affirming that Chicago...
A First Chance Pays Off
CRED and their partners celebrated the 46 men and women who received their high school diplomas on Thursday, August 19 at the...
Op-Ed: to Move Forward After Ella French’s Death, Chicago Must Address Root Causes of Gun Violence
Violence prevention organizations such as Chicago CRED, READI Chicago, Communities Partnering 4 Peace, Youth Peace Center in...
New State Funding Will Help Violence Prevention Programs Expand
In its newly adopted 2021-22 budget, the State of Illinois has committed a record $100 million to violence prevention statewide....
Flip Program Kicks off Covering 77 Hot Spots In 12 Neighborhoods
FLIP (Flatlining Violence Inspires Peace), is a four-year-old effort to create a safe presence at hot spots during summertime...
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)...
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...