Chicago's reputation for violence is disheartening, but at Chicago CRED, we are committed to making a difference. Through our core principles, we are working tirelessly to reduce violence and transform lives.

We’re thrilled to share that our Media Accountability Project report is live! We worked with Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science to analyze the media’s disproportionate coverage of gun violence & what this means for gun violence policy & solutions. Read the full report here: shorturl.at/blDF4

Join us on May 23rd to celebrate the launch of Live Free Illinois's Decarceration Fellowship. We'll be honoring the inaugural cohort of Decarceration Fellows, featuring a keynote from Dr. Quintin Williams of The Joyce Foundation. Register today at rb.gy/i4vgab

📣A little late in the game, but might be looking for a postdoc positions at Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science Need someone with some solid quantitative skills and wants to dig into some amazing data on Community Violence Interventions. Send email or msg if interested

📢 Less than 1 week until the Live Free Illinois Decarceration Fellowship Celebration! We've added Desmond Meade of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition as a special guest speaker. Secure your spot (in-person or virtual) and RSVP today -- rb.gy/3s0ebo 📸: Live Free Illinois

📢 Virtual spots still open for TODAY'S Live Free Illinois Decarceration Fellowship Celebration, featuring a keynote from Dr. Quintin Williams of The Joyce Foundation and special guest speaker Desmond Meade of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. Register: bit.ly/zoomfellows Live Free Illinois Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern

Mark your calendars! Monday 6/17 community violence intervention (CVI) organizations, philanthropic, business, and government leaders will convene to provide updates on our plan entitled “Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer #Chicago

TOMORROW 6/7 we #WearOrange, an annual campaign during Gun Violence Awareness Month. 1. Take a selfie of yourself wearing orange. 2. Post the picture across your social media platforms and tag us. 3. Use the hashtag #WearOrange. metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/participate-in…

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. Learn more about work by Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science showing how effective community violence intervention (CVI) programs are in mitigating gun violence: spr.ly/60115duBv #WearOrange #NationalGunViolenceAwareness

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. Learn more about work by Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science showing how effective community violence intervention (CVI) programs are in mitigating gun violence: spr.ly/6011gDmMW #WearOrange #NationalGunViolenceAwareness

Looking forward to hearing CORNERS' very own faculty director Andrew Papachristos speak TODAY at the Community Violence Intervention Conference — GIFFORDS giffords.org/action/communi…. Hope to see you there! Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern

TODAY at GIFFORDS 2024 CVI Conference in LA, we're participating in BREAKOUT SESSION #1 regarding “Building a CVI Infrastructure in Chicago; the last 8 years, and the next big Scaling Leap Forward." @chicagocred Metropolitan Peace Initiatives

Thank you, GIFFORDS , for having us present at the 2024 Community Violence Intervention conference this week. We were honored to share our insights on healing from trauma and the future of #CVI. Choose Peace.

The U.S. Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis. The advisory includes research by Andrew Papachristos, Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine's Linda Teplin and Rinad Beidas, PhD, Northwestern SESP's Hannes Schwandt, and Northwestern Economics's Molly Schnell. spr.ly/60139305h

The U.S. Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis. The advisory includes research by Andrew Papachristos, Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine's Linda Teplin and Rinad Beidas, PhD, Northwestern SESP's Hannes Schwandt, and Northwestern Economics's Molly Schnell. spr.ly/6010ik3mQ