Urban Peace Institute launched the first Credible Messengers training this week to support the Department of Youth Development’s new pilot program.

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Urban Peace Institute will further reduce violence and broaden community safety in the new year. We are pleased to share our goals for 2023 with you.

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Everybody Deserves Peace follows the incredible work of four graduates of the Urban Peace Academy as they embark on a journey to end gun violence and create lasting peace throughout Los Angeles.

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In this holiday season, we are grateful to all our partners and supporters who are devoted to achieving peace in communities throughout Los Angeles.

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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.

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Urban Peace Institute is thrilled to announce that our organization was selected as a recipient of the 2022 LA2050 Grants Challenge!

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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.

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Urban Peace Institute is celebrating the passage of $12.8M in Care First Community Investment funding for Peacemakers.

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Urban Peace Institute hosted three Harvard Park for Safer Streets walks in August!

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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.

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