On Thursday, September 10, 2020, Chicago CRED held a safe socially-distanced, drive-thru graduation for the 44 young men and...
News & Resources
Memorial Day Press Release
370 Community-Based Mediators Working at 72 Gun Violence "Hot Spots" For Extended Hours During Memorial Day Weekend CLICK HERE...
January 28, 2020 | Press Conference Media Coverage
Chicago Sun-Times ABC7 Chicago WBEZ Fox32 Chicago Chicago Tribune
Cred Goes to Washington, D.C.
Over Labor Day weekend in 2019, a group of 80 Chicago CRED members, staff, friends and family traveled from Chicago to...
Chicago Cred Honors Its Newest High School Graduates
In a ceremony on August 15, 2019 a crowd of family, friends and fellow CRED members celebrated as 52 graduates received their...
With Business Community Help, Cred Fights Violence with Jobs
WTTW in Chicago profiled CRED's approach to solving the epidemic of gun violence in Chicago, at a time when the city deals with...
Authors Circle 2019: Chicago Cred Partners with Iman and Contextos
The ConTextos Authors Circle was developed in collaboration with young people at-risk of, victims of, or perpetrators of...
24 More Young Men Earn High School Diplomas with Chicago Cred
On Friday, April 6, 2018, 24 more young men from Chicago CRED walked across the graduation stage. After months of work through...
Retaliation to Reconciliation: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
At NationSwell's fifth annual Summit, Billy joined Emerson Collective Managing Partner Arne Duncan and two recent Chicago CRED...
Cred Men Travel to Washington, D.C., to Rally Against Gun Violence
On March 24, 2018, millions of young people rallied around the world to end gun violence and enact policy reform. Men from...
March for Our Lives: School Shooting Debate Needs to Go Beyond Guns
Arne Duncan and Dale Erquiaga Op Ed in USA Today READ MORE
Cred’s Work Is Recognized
Each year, the Crown Family School Alumni Association recognizes distinguished alumni during Alumni Weekend. Chicago CRED...