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