It was a day of celebration last Tuesday as the Urban Peace Institute hosted a ceremony for the latest graduating cohort of the Urban Peace Academy.
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Beyond Thoughts and Prayers
The Urban Peace Institute is heartbroken and enraged by the mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. Enough is enough.
Continue readingWatts is Walking
The Watts Walking Club has started again! Every Friday, community leaders, law enforcement officers, and intervention workers join together in neighborhood walks for community safety.
Continue readingVisalia Unified School District Visits UPI
Urban Peace Institute was pleased to host a team of school-based intervention workers from Visalia Unified School District.
Continue readingThe Urban Peace Academy Re-Launches!
The Urban Peace Academy re-launched in February 2022 with 25 participants who are committed to creating peace in their communities through violence intervention.
Continue readingPeace on our Streets with Ben “Taco” Owens!
Ben “Taco” Owens, a longtime leader in the community violence intervention field, shares his story of becoming a Peacemaker and how he has seen the work evolve.
Continue readingThe Department of Youth Development Launches July 2022
Urban Peace Institute and our partners advocated for the establishment of a new Department of Youth Development to transform youth services in Los Angeles County.
Continue readingThe Los Angeles Probation Department is Out of Schools
Victory! In February 2022, the Urban Peace Institute proposed and passed an amendment to remove all funding from Los Angeles County School Based Probation.
Continue readingHoliday Cards for Incarcerated Youth in Central Juvenile Hall
The Urban Peace Institute joined its partners in the Los Angeles Youth Uprising Coalition (LAYUP), including the Arts and Healing Justice Network, to make holiday cards for incarcerated youth.
Continue readingChapter T.W.O.’s Annual Turkey Giveaway!
Chapter T.W.O., the Urban Peace Institute’s longtime violence intervention partner, gave out Thanksgiving meals in four different locations across Los Angeles before the holiday break.
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