Our Grants

The mission of CRED and its partners is to create safer communities across Chicago by building a robust network of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) organizations that save lives and reduce violence-related trauma. Our grant will support CRED’s general operating budget, enabling cross-functional initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and scalability of the CVI ecosystem. This funding will strengthen CRED’s operational capacity and help attract additional support from other foundations, corporations, and government entities, amplifying the impact of their vital work in public safety solutions.

Cities United supports a national network of mayors who are committed to reducing the epidemic of homicides and shootings among young Black men and boys ages 14 to 24 by 50 percent. As one of four organizations leading our national work on Community Violence Intervention, this grant enables Cities United to support local governments to support the CVI ecosystem through data collection, measurement, and comprehensive engagement plans.

Cities United works with mayors, leaders, and young people nationwide to reduce homicides and shootings among young Black men and boys by 50%, and build safe, healthy, and hopeful communities. Our grant helps a network of 60 cities and counties in the development and implementation of comprehensive public safety plans and provides assistance to local organizations that support young Black leaders. Cities United also receives additional support from us as a founding member of the Coalition Addressing Public Safety (CAPS) which seeks to create an ecosystem approach to reducing community violence.

Community Based Public Safety Collective is a collective of experts in building neighborhood leadership to advance safety. Our grant supports the Collective to build the capacity of BIPOC run community based public safety organizations nationally and to position them as key players in an emerging public safety ecosystem that reduces violence while promoting racial justice and equity, with the goal of reducing gun violence by 20% in 12 cities.

Health Alliance for Violence Intervention helps heal communities affected by violence by fostering hospital and community collaborations to advance equitable, trauma informed care, and violence intervention and prevention programs. Our grant supports the Alliance to coordinate and collaborate with leading community violence intervention technical assistance providers and develop and deliver a comprehensive package of training and technical assistance that seeks to reduce gun violence in 12 U.S. cities by 20 percent in three years.

The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) works to reduce incarceration and violence, improve the outcomes of system involved youth and adults, and increase the capacity and expertise of the organizations that serve these individuals through technical assistance, consulting, research, organizational development, and advocacy. Our grant supports the Coalition to Advance Public Safety, which is working to reduce gun homicides and non-fatal shootings by 20% over 5 years in 12 cities.

National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) works to reduce incarceration and violence, improve the outcomes of system involved youth and adults, and increase the capacity and expertise of the organizations that serve these individuals through technical assistance, consulting, research, organizational development, and advocacy. Our grant supports NICJR to coordinate and collaborate with leading community violence intervention technical assistance providers and develop and deliver a comprehensive package of training and technical assistance that seeks to reduce gun violence in 12 U.S. cities by 20 percent in three years.

The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform works to reduce incarceration and violence, improve the outcomes of system-involved youth and adults, and increase the capacity and expertise of the organizations that serve these individuals. Our grant supports the development and pilot program of a safety measurement system called SafeStat. This system is designed to support community violence intervention programs and evaluate their impact and effectiveness.

Center for Policing Equity analyzes and identifies the causes of racial disparities in public safety and advocates for large scale and meaningful change. Using evidence based approaches to social justice, they partner with police departments and communities across North America to chart a new course for equity in law enforcement.

A project of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) is a pioneering program designed to strengthen organizations that reduce violence. CVILA trains CVI leaders in program management, staff development and retention, data literacy, and evaluation to ultimately make a more significant impact at scale and enhance overall public safety.

Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based programs that enable children and youth to overcome obstacles, focus on their education, and ultimately succeed in school and in life. Our grant supports its BAM (Becoming A Man) program, which aims to improve the well-being of boys and young men through mentoring and counseling while strengthening their school engagement, academic attainment, and future opportunities.