Press Clips

Column: CenteringPregnancy Program in Harvey Expands in Effort to Lower Racial Disparities in Pre-Natal Care

• Publication: Black News
• Date: May 2, 2022

Data on Demand: The Power of the UChicago Crime Lab’s Violence Reduction Dashboard

• Publication: University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
• Date: April 29, 2022

Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Supports Vulnerable Families

• Publication: NCTV 17
• Date: April 26, 2022

City Launches Events, Days of Service to Keep Youth Engaged During Spring Break

• Publication: Austin Talks
• Date: April 8, 2022

Alderman Ramp Up Pressure on Violence Interruption Funding as Officials Pledge to Multiply Efforts

• Publication: The Daily Line
• Date: April 7, 2022

What Chicagoans Think About Police, and What That Means for Public Safety in Our City: Arne Duncan

• Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
• Date: April 5, 2022

The Feds Are No Longer Paying for COVID-19 Tests for Uninsured People. Here’s What That Means in Illinois.

• Publication: Chicago Tribune
• Date: April 1, 2022

$1 Million Google Grant Supports Job Training on South and West Sides

• Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
• Date: March 30, 2022

The Need for a Safer Chicago is More Urgent Than Ever

• Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
• Date: March 30, 2022

What Works—and What Doesn’t—in the Push to Build Safer Neighborhoods: A.D. Q&A podcast

• Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
• Date: March 29, 2022

Curbing Chicago Crime, One Jigsaw Cut at a Time

• Publication: Christian Science Monitor
• Date: March 29, 2022

10 Family Businesses Making a Big Impact in Chicago and Beyond

• Publication: Better Chicago
• Date: March 22, 2022

Surge in Chicago Violence Highlights Teens in Trouble and Efforts to Save Them: ‘The Stakes Feel Higher.’

• Publication: Chicago Tribune
• Date: March 14, 2022

With Inflation Up, Low-Income Communities are Especially Vulnerable to Rise in Prices

• Publication: WTTW - Chicago Tonight
• Date: March 14, 2022

St. Paddy’s Day 5K Walk/Run Returns

• Publication: NCTV 17
• Date: March 12, 2022

Metropolitan Family Services DuPage in Wheaton Welcomes Eight New Members to its Community Board.

• Publication: Daily Herald
• Date: March 7, 2022

Carjackings in Cities Like NYC, Philadelphia Jump over 200% – Often with Kids Behind the Wheel, Officials Say

• Publication: Yahoo News
• Date: March 2, 2022

Interview: Rhonda Freeman, Early Learning Manager

• Publication: WVON
• Date: February 18, 2022

Lightfoot Highlights Post-Pandemic Surge in Domestic Violence, City’s Commitment to Stop It

• Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
• Date: February 14, 2022

Access to Care Receives Sub-Grant from Metropolitan Family Services

• Publication: Lawndale News
• Date: February 10, 2022

Ric Estrada: Representation Matters

• Publication: Latino News Network
• Date: February 3, 2022

Anti-violence Advocates Pinpoint Issues to Reduce Violence Following Deadly 2021 with Nearly 800 People Killed

• Publication: Atlanta Black Star
• Date: January 18, 2022

Interview: Carrie Pullie, Executive Director of Metropolitan Family Services Calumet

• Publication: WVON
• Date: January 14, 2022

Gov. Pritzker Announces About $10 Million to Support Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Programs Including One in Central IL

• Publication: 25 News Week.com
• Date: January 13, 2022

Naperville Council to Divvy Up $500K in Food-Beverage Tax Money Between Social Service Groups

• Publication: Naperville Sun
• Date: January 13, 2022

R3 Grant Recipients Tell Illinois Lawmakers About Success, Challenges

• Publication: WGEM
• Date: January 10, 2022

Agricultural Labor Trafficking Growing Problem in Illinois

• Publication: WTTW
• Date: December 18, 2021

Tim Holper Has Been Named Chief Data Officer at Metropolitan Family Services

• Publication: Politico Illinois Playbook
• Date: December 16, 2021

Chicago Has Exceeded 800 Homicides in 2021

• Publication: WBEZ
• Date: December 16, 2021

August Hieber Helps Create Access to Legal Services for Older LGBT Adults

• Publication: ABA Journal
• Date: December 14, 2021

Striving for Quality Representation and Access to Our Justice System? Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services Can Help.

• Publication: Comcast Newsmakers
• Date: December 8, 2021

Exciting News…“I Grow Chicago” is now “We Grow”!

• Publication: Spark Ventures
• Date: December 7, 2021

Southeast Side Change Agents

• Publication: South Side Weekly
• Date: November 26, 2021

CDPH Launches Pilot Program for People in Harmful Partnerships

• Publication: Lawndale News
• Date: November 25, 2021

Civic & Community Development

• Publication: Chicago Reader
• Date: November 24, 2021

West Side Drivers Stopped by Cops Most in Chicago

• Publication: Austin Weekly News
• Date: November 23, 2021

The Second City Presents IT’S A WILD, WACKY, WONDERFUL LIFE Lights Up The MAC December 12

• Publication: Broadway World
• Date: November 19, 2021

Mayor Lightfoot Launches Program Aimed at Reducing Domestic Violence

• Publication: Chicago Defender
• Date: November 19, 2021

City of Chicago: Mayor Lightfoot, Chicago Department of Public Health and Partners Launch Pilot Program Providing Services for People Who Cause Harm in Intimate-Partner Relationships

• Publication: The Patch
• Date: November 19, 2021

West Side Drivers Are Stopped By Cops The Most In Chicago. But 94% Of Stops Don’t Lead To Tickets

• Publication: Block Club Chicago
• Date: November 18, 2021

Mayor Lightfoot, Chicago Department of Public Health and Partners Launch Pilot Program Providing Services for People Who Cause Harm in Intimate-Partner Relationships

• Publication: News Break
• Date: November 18, 2021

Human Trafficking Legal Services

• Publication: Herald & Review
• Date: November 16, 2021

Column: State Sending Windfall from Taxes on Cannabis to Help People in South Suburbs

• Publication: Daily Southtown
• Date: November 12, 2021

Op-ed: With Violence Prevention, It’s Time for Chicago to Go All In

• Publication: Chicago Tribune
• Date: November 8, 2021

Metropolitan Family Services Helping Residents for 164 Years Through Chicago Violence, COVID, More

• Publication: ABC 7 Chicago
• Date: November 6, 2021

The State Invests $250 Million in Its Latest Public Health Crisis: Gun Violence.

• Publication: WTTW - Chicago Tonight Black Voices
• Date: November 6, 2021

Gov. Pritzker Declares Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis, Pledges $250 Million Investment For Hardest Hit Communities

• Publication: 95.9 The River
• Date: November 2, 2021

Gov. Pritzker Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis, Pledges $250 Million Investment for Hardest Hit Communities

• Publication: Illinois.gov
• Date: November 1, 2021

Anti-Violence Programs Are Working. But Can They Make a Dent in Chicago’s Gun Violence?

• Publication: WBEZ
• Date: November 1, 2021

Domestic Abuse is Pandemic Within COVID Crisis, Experts Say

• Publication: ABC 7 Chicago
• Date: October 31, 2021