Press Clips
Chicago Youth Programs Often End with the Summer. Young People Want More.
- Publication: The Trace
- Date: September 6, 2023
At Summer’s End, Chicago Murders Are Down 21% from Horrendous 2021
- Publication: WBEZ
- Date: September 1, 2023
The Peacemaker: The Man Turning Stats Into Violence Prevention
- Publication: Chicago Magazine
- Date: August 21, 2023
Gang Conflict Causing Uptown Violence as Police, Community Groups Look to Intervene
- Publication: Block Club Chicago
- Date: August 1, 2023
Chicago Street Outreach Workers Use Own Experiences to Reach Others in Their Neighborhoods
- Publication: WTTW - Chicago Tonight
- Date: July 31, 2023
Midway Center expands West Lawn facility, boosting programs, including early childhood education
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: July 28, 2023
Southwest Side Family Services Center Expands With $4.5 Million State Grant
- Publication: Block Club Chicago
- Date: July 27, 2023
Collaborative, Community-Based Violence Prevention Effort Aims to Professionalize the Field of Street Outreach
- Publication: WTTW
- Date: July 27, 2023
Five Chicago-Area Hispanics Charged with Human Trafficking
- Publication: Univision Chicago
- Date: July 20, 2023
Andrew Papachristos: Targeted Violence Prevention Is Working in Chicago. Workers Need to Reach More People
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: July 16, 2023
Vaughn Bryant: What is Community Violence Intervention?
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: July 16, 2023
‘Light in the Night’ Events Aim to Reclaim Safe Public Space for Chicagoans
- Publication: WTTW - Chicago Tonight
- Date: July 10, 2023
Leaders of Chicago’s Violence Prevention Movement Weigh in on Summer Violence
- Publication: WBEZ
- Date: July 5, 2023
How This Man Helped Prevent a Revenge Murder
- Publication: BBC
- Date: June 29, 2023
60 Outreach Workers, Case Managers Join Efforts to Disrupt Violence in Chicago
- Publication: Fox 32 Chicago
- Date: June 15, 2023
3 South And West Side Nonprofits Awarded $1 Million In Grants For Job Training And Development
- Publication: Block Club Chicago
- Date: June 14, 2023
Justice Department Officials Take Interest In, Praise Chicago Anti-Violence Programs
- Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
- Date: June 8, 2023
New Mayor, Same Struggle with Chicago Crime as Anti-Violence Activists Work on the Ground
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: June 2, 2023
Leaders & Legacies: Mark & Marcie Peterson, building bridges in Alan & Milly’s footsteps
- Publication: Daily Herald
- Date: June 1, 2023
From Chess Tournaments to Mentorship Programs: How Far North Side Groups Plan to Prevent Violence This Summer
- Publication: Block Club Chicago
- Date: May 25, 2023
‘Latino Voices’ Community Conversation: Viewing Chicago as a Sanctuary City Amid Ongoing Border Crisis
- Publication: WTTW Latino Voices: Community Voices
- Date: May 22, 2023
‘This Will Not Be Our Normal’ West Garfield Park Community Condemns Shooting of Boys Outside Library
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: May 18, 2023
Here’s How the City Council Can Lead the Response to Chicago’s Most Urgent Challenges
- Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
- Date: May 8, 2023
DuPage Gala Highlight on ABC 7 News
- Publication: ABC 7 News
- Date: May 5, 2023
Metropolitan Family Services Is hosting Its 22nd Annual DuPage Gala
- Publication: Des Plaines Patch
- Date: April 27, 2023
Metropolitan DuPage Gala returns in-person May 5
- Publication: Daily Herald
- Date: April 27, 2023
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage hosts 22nd annual DuPage Gala
- Publication: Naperville Community Television
- Date: April 26, 2023
Metropolitan Family Services is hosting its 22nd annual DuPage Gala
- Publication: Patch News
- Date: April 26, 2023
Solutions to Chicago Gun Violence That Go Beyond Policing
- Publication: WBEZ
- Date: April 3, 2023
New Tool in Fighting Domestic Abuse: a QR Code That Points Victims to Help
- Publication: The Daily Herald
- Date: March 22, 2023
DuPage County Moves to Better Assist Domestic Violence Victims
- Publication: WGN Evening News
- Date: March 22, 2023
New Tool Helps Victims of Domestic Violence in DuPage County Access Help via Their Phones
- Publication: NBC 5 Chicago
- Date: March 22, 2023
DuPage County Unveils New Initiative to Help vVctims of Domestic Violence
- Publication: Fox 32 News
- Date: March 22, 2023
DuPage’s New QR Code System Gives Domestic Violence Victims Access to Help in a Way Abuser Can’t Find
- Publication: Naperville Sun
- Date: March 22, 2023
Chicago’s Black & Latino Future: Conversations with the Mayoral Candidates
- Publication: HappeningNext
- Date: March 18, 2023
How a Gun Violence Spike in 2016 Created a Movement of Chicagoans that Is Still Building
- Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
- Date: March 16, 2023
How Johnson, Vallas Say They Would Address Crime, Public Safety in Chicago
- Publication: NBC 5 Chicago
- Date: March 15, 2023
Johnson, Vallas Pick Up Endorsements, Participate in Public Safety Forum at UIC
- Publication: WGN News
- Date: March 15, 2023
Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson Offer Diametrically Opposed Approaches to Public Safety at UIC Forum
- Publication: ABC 7 Chicago
- Date: March 14, 2023
Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson Spar Over Public Safety Plans, Walk Back Comments On Policing at Mayoral Debate
- Publication: Block Club Chicago
- Date: March 14, 2023
Defund the Police or Take Their Handcuffs Off? Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson Deny Controversial Statements at Public Safety Forum
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: March 14, 2023
An Illinois Lifeline Program for Suicidal Kids Has Become a Bridge to Nowhere for Many
- Publication: WBEZ
- Date: March 8, 2023
How a Gun Violence Spike in 2016 Created a Movement of Chicagoans That Is Still Building
- Publication: WBEZ
- Date: March 6, 2023
Q&A: Ric Estrada, CEO of Metropolitan Family Services, on the Importance of Deep Understanding in a People-First Profession
- Publication: Better
- Date: March 6, 2023
To Break Cycles of Violence, UChicago Medicine Strengthens Connections with Street Outreach Workers
- Publication: University of Chicago Medicine
- Date: February 27, 2023
Professors: Some Chicago Men Face a Greater Risk of Dying Than Soldiers. Let’s Treat Them Like Veterans.
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: February 22, 2023
NDICA To Host Expungement – Resource Fair at Metro Family Services in Chicago, IL
- Publication: In the Tech Headline
- Date: February 20, 2023
Struggling Nonprofits Feel Blindsided by Pending City Labor Law
- Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
- Date: February 17, 2023
Big Talk, Slow Progress from Lightfoot on Anti-Violence Programs
- Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
- Date: February 17, 2023
What’s Community Violence Intervention? DOJ Pitches Plan After Awarding $100M in Grants
- Publication: USA Today
- Date: February 16, 2023