This morning at City Hall, Urban Peace Institute released the LA Peace Plan, a transformative vision for community safety in Los Angeles for the next 10 years. The plan presents a comprehensive strategy to create lasting peace in the city, developed in cooperation with the city’s leading anti-violence experts.
Continue readingLA2050 Grant Award
Urban Peace Institute is thrilled to announce that our organization was selected as a recipient of the 2022 LA2050 Grants Challenge!
Continue readingWomen in Intervention Featured in The Guardian
A recent article and video in The Guardian features Urban Peace Institute’s Peace Fellow, Claudia Bracho, discussing the vital role of women in intervention.
Continue readingCelebrating a $12.8M Victory!
Urban Peace Institute is celebrating the passage of $12.8M in Care First Community Investment funding for Peacemakers.
Continue readingHarvard Park Walks for Safe Streets
Urban Peace Institute hosted three Harvard Park for Safer Streets walks in August!
Continue readingTraining Youth Diversion Providers
Urban Peace Institute is in our final weeks of the Youth Diversion Provider Trainings in partnership with the new Los Angeles County Department of Youth Development.
Continue readingEnd Gun Violence. #FundPeacemakers
Urban Peace Institute hosted our first annual Peace Walk & Healing Yoga to call for ending gun violence.
Continue readingVictory for Peacemakers!
Urban Peace Institute is celebrating the passage of $12.75M for Peacemakers and $13.8M for Youth Centers by the Care First Community Investment (CFCI) Advisory Committee!
Continue readingLeadership Institute 2022 Graduates
This past year, Urban Peace Institute has empowered 32 leaders who are dedicated to making South Los Angeles a safer and healthier place to live.
Continue readingThe Watts Walking Club Wears Orange
In a call to end gun violence nationwide, Urban Peace Institute joined the Watts Walking Club to #WearOrange with Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety.
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