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# Urban Peace Institute

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- [Incarcerated youth advocate for their own futures](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/incarcerated-youth-advocate-for-their-own-futures/) - When we talk about the futures of young people, their voices are paramount. In Los Angeles, groups of currently incarcerated youth have been using their creativity and lived experience to activate change for themselves and their peers. Urban Peace Institute is incredibly excited to co-sponsor two historic bills that were conceived of and co-written by UPI co-sponsors two historic bills written by two groups of currently incarcerated youth.
- [Homicides Drop by Nearly 27% in Neighborhoods Most Impacted by Violence in 2025](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/homicides-drop-by-nearly-27-in-neighborhoods-most-impacted-by-violence-in-2025/) - Urban Peace Institute Joins Mayor Karen Bass to Announce Nearly 27% Drop in Homicides in Neighborhoods Most Impacted by Violence in 2025Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Tim McOsker Speak in Support of Community Violence InterventionMayor Karen Bass joined Urban Peace Institute (UPI), the Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition
- [UPI Trains Peacemakers in Atlanta](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-10-26-upi-trains-peacemakers-in-atlanta/) - UPI trained community violence intervention workers from seven Everytown grantee organizations in Atlanta this week.
- [Concerns Regarding Recent Changes to DOJ CVIPI Funding](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/concerns-regarding-recent-changes-to-doj-cvipi-funding/) - Urban Peace Institute and the undersigned organizations share the following statement concerning changes to federal funding for community violence intervention (CVI). Dear Partners, We are writing to express urgent concerns regarding the current direction of the Department of Justice’s Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) grant program. When this initiative launched under the Biden
- [Advancing Oakland’s Vision for Safety](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/advancing-oaklands-vision-for-safety/) - Urban Peace Institute is thrilled to announce our new partnership with GreenLight Fund San Francisco Bay Area! With GreenLight's $1M investment, UPI will support the launch of a Peace Academy in Oakland to train and develop the city’s frontline community violence intervention workforce. We were deeply grateful to celebrate this announcement at a launch event
- [Federal Funding for Community Safety: The LA Peacemakers Initiative](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-3-20-federal-funding-for-community-safety-the-la-peacemakers-initiative/) - UPI announced $7,400,000 in federal earmark funding to implement the LA Peacemakers Initiative.
- [LAVIC meets with Mayor Karen Bass](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-6-12-lavicnbspmeets-with-mayor-karen-bass/) - The Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition (LAVIC) met with Mayor Karen Bass in May.
- [Meet Peacemaker Pastor Meschellia Johnson](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-8-27-meet-peacemaker-pastor-meschellia-johnson/) - Meet Peacemaker Pastor Meschellia Johnson, founder of Moving Mountains by Illumination
- [Commit to Peace: Reflection on State Election Results](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-11-20-reflections-on-state-and-local-election-results/) - UPI shares reflections on key statewide ballot propositions and explores how we can unite to drive meaningful change.
- [Peacemakers Care for LA Communities This Holiday Season](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-12-30-peacemakers-care-for-la-communities-this-holiday-season/) - In 2024, peacemakers across Los Angeles have remained steadfast in their commitment to community safety.
- [Celebrating Urban Peace Academy Graduates](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-12-20-celebrating-urban-peace-academy-graduates/) - Urban Peace Institute is proud of the latest cohort of peacemakers that graduated from the Urban Peace Academy.
- [DOJ CVIPI Conference in Chicago](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-4-9-doj-cvipi-conference-in-chicago/) - UPI attended the 2024 Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Grantee Conference in Chicago.
- [Training Community-Based Practitioners in Los Angeles](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-4-26-training-community-based-practitioners-in-los-angeles/) - Urban Peace Institute is bustling with community-based practitioner trainings this spring and summer!
- [Judge denies receivership, while our young people remain in crisis](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/judge-denies-receivership-while-our-young-people-remain-in-crisis/) - Today marked yet another disappointing outcome regarding the state of Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls. A judge decided not to place the County’s Probation Department under receivership. While a receivership would have brought its own uncertainties, namely who would be appointed as the receiver, it was an opportunity to finally break the status quo and
- [School Safety Campaigns Grow in South LA](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-10-11-school-safety-campaigns-grow-in-south-la/) - UPI’s School Safety Collaboratives are taking on safety campaigns in South LA to ensure youth can get to and from school without fear of violence.
- [Community Is Stronger Than Authoritarianism](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/community-is-stronger-than-authoritarianism/) - Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's fascist interests and against the constitutional and human rights of Angelenos.
- [Demanding Better for LA's Most Vulnerable Amid Fires](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2025-2-4-demanding-better-for-las-most-vulnerable-amid-fires/) - Amidst the devastation, one thing has proven to be true–we keep each other safe.
- [A Message of Solidarity](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-11-6-a-message-of-solidarity/) - The official announcement that Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States has many implications for our lives and our work.
- [Community Violence Intervention Leaders Unveil Historic Action Plan](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-8-27-community-violence-intervention-leaders-unveil-historic-action-plan-to-sustain-and-scale-the-field/) - Leading groups and advocates from the community violence intervention (CVI) movement unveiled the landmark CVI Action Plan to sustain and scale CVI initiatives across the country.
- [UPI Receives $8M Grant from Ballmer Group](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-7-17-upi-receives-8m-grant-from-ballmer-group/) - UPI is proud to partner with Ballmer Group to implement the LA Peacemakers Initiative.
- [C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Grant Pilot Launches](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-2-21-crises-act-grant-pilot-launches/) - Urban Peace Institute is excited to support the launch of the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Grant Pilot Program.
- [A Letter from Peacemaker Ben "Taco" Owens](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2024-1-10-a-letter-from-peacemaker-ben-taco-owens/) - Community violence intervention has come a long way since the days when I began.
- [Honoring the Leadership and Legacy of LA Youth](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-11-15-honoring-the-leadership-and-legacy-of-la-youth/) - Read on to learn about LAYUP’s most recent efforts to #FreeOurFuture!
- [Welcome to UPI's Newest Board Members](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-10-26-welcome-to-upis-newest-board-members/) - UPI hosted a welcome celebration for the three new members of our Board of Directors.
- [Harvard Park Community Walks for Safety](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-10-3-harvard-park-community-walks-for-safety/) - UPI led a Community Walk on Saturday alongside community leaders and participants of the Harvard Park School Safety Collaborative!
- [Governor Newsom Signed AB 28!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-10-3-governor-newsom-signed-ab-28/) - WE DID IT! AB 28, the historic Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act, was signed by Governor Newsom!
- [The Urban Peace Academy Is in Session!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-9-14-the-urban-peace-academy-is-in-session/) - The Urban Peace Academy launched the second session this year to train and support peacemakers in the Los Angeles region.
- [Summer Night Lights Wraps for the Season](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-9-14-summer-night-lights-wraps-for-the-season/) - Urban Peace Institute is celebrating the community intervention workers and agencies who helped carry out the LA Mayor’s Summer Night Lights.
- [We Stand With LA's Peacemakers](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-8-9-we-stand-with-las-peacemakers/) - A tragic shooting took place during Summer Night Lights (SNL) at Algin Sutton Recreation Center.
- [Incarcerating youth is never a celebration](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-7-26-incarcerating-youth-is-never-a-celebration/) - LA County youth remain unsafe in the care of the Probation Department.
- [UPI Hosts Department of Justice](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-7-10-upi-hosts-department-of-justice/) - Urban Peace Institute was grateful to host Office of Justice Programs staff for site visits to South LA neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
- [LAVIC Hosts Gathering of Peacemakers](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-7-10-la-violence-intervention-coalitions-hosts-gathering-of-peacemakers/) - Following in the footsteps of Giffords' powerful Community Violence Intervention Conference, the Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition hosted a gathering with peacemakers from across the country.
- [Summer Night Lights Kicks Off](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-7-10-summer-night-lights-kicks-off/) - The Summer Night Lights (SNL) initiative kicked off last week at 44 parks across Los Angeles.
- [Urban Peace Academy Graduates](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-5-18-urban-peace-academy-graduates/) - Urban Peace Institute is proud to congratulate the newest graduating class of peacemakers from the Urban Peace Academy!
- [LA Violence Intervention Coalition Meets with Deputy Mayor of Community Safety](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-5-18-la-violence-intervention-coalition-meets-with-deputy-mayor-of-community-safety/) - Urban Peace Institute and the Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition gathered at City Hall to meet with Deputy Mayor of Community Safety, Karren Lane.
- [Urgent Action for LA County Youth](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-4-25-urgent-action-for-la-county-youth-1/) - When I first started working on youth justice at the Urban Peace Institute, I was appalled by the horrific conditions of the County’s juvenile facilities used to house system-impacted youth.
- [We Love Peacemakers!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-3-16-we-love-peacemakers/) - We had a blast celebrating intervention workers at last Friday's We Love Peacemakers event!
- [Urban Peace Institute Trains in Racine](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-3-16-urban-peace-institute-trains-in-racine/) - Urban Peace Institute trained street outreach workers and "community connectors" in Racine, Wisconsin last week.
- [School Safety Collaboratives Launch](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-3-16-school-safety-collaboratives-launch-in-three-neighborhoods/) - Urban Peace Institute's three School Safety Collaboratives are up and running in the Watts, Harvard Park, and South Park communities of South Los Angeles.
- [First Day of the Urban Peace Academy!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-2-21-first-day-of-the-urban-peace-academy/) - Urban Peace Institute launched another session of the Urban Peace Academy to train Los Angeles peacemakers in community violence intervention.
- [UPI Launches Credible Messengers Training](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-2-16-upi-launches-credible-messengers-training/) - Urban Peace Institute launched the first Credible Messengers training this week to support the Department of Youth Development's new pilot program.
- [UPI's 2023 New Year Resolutions](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-2-16-upis-2023-new-year-resolutions/) - 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.
- [Everybody Deserves Peace Premiere](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2023-2-16-everybody-deserves-peace-premiere/) - 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.
- [UPI is Thankful for You!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-11-23-upi-is-thankful-for-you/) - In this holiday season, we are grateful to all our partners and supporters who are devoted to achieving peace in communities throughout Los Angeles.
- [LA Peace Plan](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-10-20-la-peace-plan/) - 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.
- [LA2050 Grant Award](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-9-29-la2050-grant-award/) - Urban Peace Institute is thrilled to announce that our organization was selected as a recipient of the 2022 LA2050 Grants Challenge!
- [Women in Intervention Featured in The Guardian](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-9-29-women-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.
- [Celebrating a $12.8M Victory!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-9-7-celebrating-a-128m-victory/) - Urban Peace Institute is celebrating the passage of $12.8M in Care First Community Investment funding for Peacemakers.
- [Harvard Park Walks for Safe Streets](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-9-7-harvard-park-walks-for-safe-streets/) - Urban Peace Institute hosted three Harvard Park for Safer Streets walks in August!
- [Training Youth Diversion Providers](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-8-18-training-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.
- [End Gun Violence. #FundPeacemakers](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-8-11-end-gun-violence-fundpeacemakers/) - Urban Peace Institute hosted our first annual Peace Walk & Healing Yoga to call for ending gun violence.
- [Victory for Peacemakers!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-7-27-victory-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!
- [Leadership Institute 2022 Graduates](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-7-11-leadership-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.
- [The Watts Walking Club Wears Orange](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-6-13-the-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.
- [The Urban Peace Academy Graduates!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-6-13-the-urban-peace-academy-graduates/) - 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.
- [Beyond Thoughts and Prayers](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-6-2-beyond-thoughts-and-prayers/) - The Urban Peace Institute is heartbroken and enraged by the mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. Enough is enough.
- [Watts is Walking](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-4-21-watts-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.
- [Visalia Unified School District Visits UPI](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-4-21-visalia-unified-school-district-visits-upi/) - Urban Peace Institute was pleased to host a team of school-based intervention workers from Visalia Unified School District.
- [The Urban Peace Academy Re-Launches!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-4-4-the-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.
- [Peace on our Streets with Ben "Taco" Owens!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-4-4-peace-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.
- [The Department of Youth Development Launches July 2022](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-3-16-the-department-of-youth-development-launches-july-2022-1/) - 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.
- [The Los Angeles Probation Department is Out of Schools](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2022-3-16-the-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.
- [Holiday Cards for Incarcerated Youth in Central Juvenile Hall](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-12-16-holiday-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.
- [Chapter T.W.O.'s Annual Turkey Giveaway!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-12-16-chapter-twos-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.
- [Today is Giving Tuesday!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-12-1-today-is-giving-tuesday/) - Urban Peace Institute sends our deepest gratitude for all our supporters and allies over this past year. Thank you.
- [Community-Based Public Safety Advocacy Continues at the Capitol](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-11-11-community-based-public-safety-advocacy-continues-at-the-capitol/) - The Urban Peace Institute traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with national leaders to educate them on the effectiveness of peacemakers to reduce violence.
- [New Giffords Report Features UPI and Elevates Voices of Los Angeles Peacemakers](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-11-11-new-giffords-report-features-upi-and-elevates-voices-of-los-angeles-peacemakers/) - The Urban Peace Institute joined Gabby Giffords and fellow violence intervention leaders at SoFi Stadium to speak about the importance of peacemakers to end gun violence.
- [Peace on our Streets with Tina Padilla!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-11-2-peace-on-our-streets-with-tina-padilla/) - Tina Padilla, a well-respected community intervention worker, shares her story of what led her to become a peacemaker.
- [Los Angeles County Needs to put the Money Behind its Motion to Help Justice-Involved Youth](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-11-2-los-angeles-county-needs-to-put-the-money-behind-its-motion-to-help-justice-involved-youth/) - Nicole Brown explains the frustrating journey in efforts to fully fund Youth Justice Reimagined In Los Angeles County.
- [UPI Welcomes Paula Litt to our Board!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-9-29-upi-welcomes-paula-litt-to-our-board/) - UPI welcomed Paula Litt to our Board of Directors this past weekend.
- [New Video Series: Peace on our Streets!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-9-10-new-video-series-peace-on-our-streets/) - Urban Peace Institute launched a new video series, Peace on our Streets, where we talk intervention and impact in the community.
- [Peace Ambassador Trainings in Los Angeles](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-9-10-peace-ambassador-trainings-in-los-angeles/) - The Urban Peace Institute trained a new cohort of peace ambassadors to stop violence and create peace on the streets of Los Angeles.
- [Urban Peace Institute Expands its Training Impact Across the Country](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-9-10-urban-peace-institute-expands-its-training-impact-across-the-country/) - The Urban Peace Institute has trained over 4,700 violence intervention workers, community members, and law enforcement officers!
- [Youth Diversion and Development Trainings](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-8-4-youth-diversion-and-development-trainings/) - Urban Peace Institute partners with Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Re-entry, Division of Youth Diversion and Development (YDD) to coordinate trainings for community-based providers who work with vulnerable youth.
- [A Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition Victory](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-8-4-a-los-angeles-violence-intervention-coalition-victory/) - The Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition secured a funding victory: Los Angeles Supervisors successfully advocated to invest $11.3 million to #FundPeacemakers.
- [Thank You Women Against Gun Violence!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-8-4-thank-you-women-against-gun-violence/) - Women Against Gun Violence selects Urban Peace Institute for the Courageous Leadership Award.
- [H.E.L.P.E.R. Foundation Brings Smiles to Venice](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-8-4-helper-foundation-brings-smiles-to-venice/) - H.E.L.P.E.R. Foundation delivers meals and bouquets to spread peace in the Venice community.
- [Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program "Champions Live Here" Awardee](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-8-4-super-bowl-lvi-legacy-program-champions-live-here-awardee/) - Urban Peace Institute has been selected for the Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program.
- [Fund Youth Justice Reimagined Rally!](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-6-15-fund-youth-justice-reimagined-rally/) - Los Angeles Youth Uprising Coalition rally in front of Board of Supervisors urging to fully fund $75 million towards Youth Justice Reimagined.
- [Saving Lives From COVID-19](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-6-17-saving-lives-from-covid-19/) - Los Angeles’ African American and Latino residents are dying at the highest rates due to COVID-19. UPI is taking urgent action to save the lives of people of color in Los Angeles’ most underserved and marginalized communities.
- [Leadership Institute 2021 Cohort](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-4-14-leadership-institute-2021-cohort/) - The Leadership Institute graduation celebrates 30 South Los Angeles residents who have strengthened their civic leadership in the Emerging Leaders, Advanced Leaders and Congress cohorts.
- [Urban Peace Institute Applauds President Biden’s Historic $5 Billion Support for Violence Prevention and Intervention](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-3-31-urban-peace-institute-applauds-president-bidens-historic-5-billion-support-for-violence-prevention-and-intervention/) - President Biden released the American Rescue Plan earlier today, calling for a $5 billion investment to support violence prevention and intervention programs. The Urban Peace Institute and Los Angeles Intervention Coalition applauds this historic announcement.
- [Recommendations for Building a Community-Based Public Safety and Health Ecosystem](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-3-15-recommendations-for-building-a-community-based-public-safety-and-health-ecosystem/) - The Urban Peace Institute believes public safety must be redefined to extend beyond the enforcement of punitive laws that negatively impact communities of color.
- [Victory! The LA City Counil Voted to Fund Peacemakers](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-3-10-victory-the-la-city-counil-voted-to-fund-peacemakers/) - The Los Angeles City Council voted to provide $2.15 million to hire and train community peace ambassadors to help prevent gun and gang violence.
- [Reflections from 2020: Saving Lives from COVID-19 & Gun Violence](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2021-3-10-reflections-from-2020-saving-lives-from-covid-19-amp-gun-violence/) - This past year has proved the most challenging in the Urban Peace Institute’s history as our work shifted to combat two public health crises: gun violence and COVID-19.
- [Gang Injunction Class Action Proposed Settlement](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-12-14-gang-injunction-class-action-lawsuit-settlement/) - Were you placed on a gang injunction by the City of Los Angeles? If so, read this important information about your rights and the settlement of a class action lawsuit.
- [Investing in Gang Intervention to Reimagine Public Health & Safety](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-7-23-investing-in-gang-intervention-to-reimagine-public-health-amp-safety/) - Increased public and philanthropic investment is needed to expand the capacity and increase the number of gang intervention and outreach workers who create peace on streets and support communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [Investing in Community Health: An Orange County Budget and Safety Analysis](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-7-19-investing-in-community-health-an-orange-county-budget-and-safety-analysis/) - UPI’s report examines Orange County’s public spending and investments in its criminal justice system. Our findings demonstrate that public investments are not meeting the needs of Orange County’s vulnerable residents and communities of color.
- [Reimagining Public Safety](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-6-22-reimagining-public-safety/) - Urban Peace Institute’s Recommendations for Police Reform, Accountability, and Embracing Community Based Alternatives
- [UPI Statement on The Death of George Floyd & Protests](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-6-4-upi-statement-on-the-death-of-george-floyd-amp-protests/) - The death of George Floyd while pleading for his life shall forever be ingrained on the conscience of America. American policing needs radical restructuring.
- [Street Outreach During COVID-19: National Web Panel](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-6-17-street-outreach-during-covid-19-national-web-panel/) - Our national web panel, Street Outreach During COVID-19: The Essential Work of Violence Intervention and Virus Interruption, convened over 200 partners from across the country working to promote public health and safety during this pandemic.
- [Free Our Youth: Youth Re-Entry Support Inventory Results](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-5-12-free-our-youth-youth-re-entry-support-inventory-results/) - UPI is advocating for the immediate release for nearly 600 youth within the nation’s largest juvenile justice system. It is imperative during this public health crisis that all youth are released from unsafe detention conditions that do not allow for social distancing, nor adequate prevention efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
- [San Fernando Gardens Launches Community Safety Partnership](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2020-6-17-san-fernando-gardens-launches-community-safety-partnership/) - This is the first expansion of the Community Safety Partnership initiative into the Valley region. UPI's trainings connected officers with community residents, service providers, and gang intervention workers to learn how to create safety together.
- [Walk to School Day Comes to Watts](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-10-10-walk-to-school-day-comes-to-watts/) - To kick off Watts’ first Walk to School Day celebration, UPI guided children across South Los Angeles to walk to school safely without fear of gang intimidation and violence. Our efforts were part of the national Walk to School Day celebration, where communities across the country came together to encourage walking and biking to school.
- [Meet Larry: A Gang Intervention Worker and Singer. Why is he labeled as a gang member?](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-9-20-larrys-story/) - Larry Sanders can often be found joking with youth and managing the grill at Green Meadows Park while working to creating a community of peace, positivity, and laughter in South Los Angeles.
- [Ending Youth Incarceration in Los Angeles](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-9-20-ending-youth-incarceration-in-los-angeles/) - In August 2019, Los Angeles took a monumental step toward ending youth incarceration.
- [Restoring Peace Across the Country](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-7-22-restoring-peace-across-the-country/) - In the past three months, UPI has presented introductory and advanced courses for over 267 brave peacemakers working in Los Angeles, Chicago, Stockton, and Sacramento.
- [2019 Gang Prevention & Intervention Conference](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-7-22-2019-gang-prevention-amp-intervention-conference/) - UPI helped convene the eighth annual Gang Prevention & Intervention Conference, organized by our partners Southern California Crossroads and St. Francis Medical Center.
- [Community Safety Partnership Launches in South Park](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-7-22-community-safety-partnership-launches-in-south-park/) - UPI spearheads efforts to create safe and healthy communities throughout Los Angeles through its leadership of the Community Safety Partnership initiative.
- [UPI Joins Partners at President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Event](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-7-22-upi-joins-partners-at-president-obamas-my-brothers-keeper-event/) - UPI recently joined with partners in Oakland for a special gathering of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance grantees and partners.
- [Surrounded: Killings Near School, and the Students Left Behind](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-7-22-surrounded-killings-near-school-and-the-students-left-behind/) - A groundbreaking series by the LA Times highlights the vast physical and psychological trauma that thousands of students face when navigating safe paths to schools.
- [Urban Peace Institute Challenges Fullerton Police Department Use of CalGang Database](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-3-14-urban-peace-institute-challenges-fullerton-police-department-use-of-calgang-database/) - Judge Sherri Honer of the Orange County Superior Court refused to order the Fullerton Police Department to remove Ruben Lona from the CalGang database.
- [Transformation and Healing: Sandra's Story](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2019-2-13-transformation-and-healing-sandras-story/) - Sandra Martinez is a recent graduate of the Urban Peace Academy, and like so many of our graduates, her story is remarkable. An organizer from an early age, Sandra has always been a leader dedicated to her community. As a child, Sandra and her twin ran away from an abusive home and joined a gang shortly after. That gang became their family.
- [Summer Night Lights Training](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/summernightlights/) - Summer brings long days, warm nights, and unfortunately, seasonal spikes in crime. UPI has been busy these past two months, proactively working to ensure the summer is peaceful for all families.
- [Urban Peace Academy Graduation](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2018-7-30-urban-peace-academy-graduation/) - Recently, 25 brave peacemakers graduated from our Urban Peace Academy with the complex skills needed to reduce violence in Los Angeles’ most violent communities. Each participant completed 140-hours of intense coursework focusing on effective strategies for forming trust with both residents and officers to ensure neighborhood safety.
- [Latino Leadership Institute Celebration](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2018-7-30-latino-leadership-institute-celebration/) - Earlier this summer, alumni of UPI’s Latino Leadership Institute gathered to celebrate their accomplishments in creating a safe and healthy community. This community event provided an opportunity for over 40 Latino Leadership Institute alumni to reconnect and share their experiences with the whole family.
- [Urban Peace Institute Featured on PBS](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2018-4-9-urban-peace-institute-featured-on-pbs/) - PBS SoCal featured the Urban Peace Institute's continuing work to break the cycle of violence throughout Los Angeles. This story highlights our innovative Urban Peace Academy, which trains former gang members and community leaders to promote peace.
- [Orange County Gang Injunctions Withdrawn](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2018-3-7-orange-county-gang-injunctions-withdrawn/) - The Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) withdrew its attempt to impose gang injunctions on two communities in the city of Placentia. After more than two years, the OCDA has been unable to prove that any of the 50 people they alleged were gang members were actually active gang members. As a result, the injunctions never became enforceable. Any reduction in crime in Placentia can only be attributed to other causes.
- [UPI Wins Successful Legal Challenge to California’s Gang Database](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2018-1-22-upi-wins-successful-legal-challenge-to-californias-gang-database/) - One year ago, UPI received an urgent call from Liz Blanchard, whose brother, Nelson Valle, was detained at the Otay Mesa Immigration Detention Facility as a result of gang allegations. Liz knew Nelson was living a peaceful life and was no longer a gang member.
- [Breaking the Cycle: Tina’s Graduation from the Urban Peace Academy](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2018-1-8-breaking-the-cycle-tinas-graduation-from-the-urban-peace-academy/) - The odds of Tina becoming a peacemaker in her neighborhood were slim. Tina’s father was an active gang member. Her mother was only a teenager when she was born. She watched her father battle drug addictions, holidays were rarely celebrated, and her home often had no electricity. However, Tina refused to become a victim of her surroundings.
- [Life Off The Database: A Successful Appeal in Orange County](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-11-27-life-off-the-database-a-successful-appeal-in-orange-county/) - When Jose was a teenager, he admits that he made some poor choices that landed him in juvenile hall. While juvenile hall is intended to act as an early intervention, for Jose and thousands of young men of color, it can spark deepened gang involvement as a means of protection for survival in a harsh environment. At 15, these mistakes also caused Jose to be labeled as a gang member on California’s gang database.
- [A New Way Forward: Benjamin’s Removal from the CalGang Database](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/removal-from-the-calgang-database/) - Despite his transformation, Benjamin’s life and movements continued to be tracked through California’s gang database. The CalGang database includes information on over 100,000 residents, and has labeled children as young as two years old as gang members. This information is available across law enforcement agencies and has the potential to be shared with federal immigration officials.
- [Success: Overhaul of California Gang Databases](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-10-21-success-overhaul-of-california-gang-databases/) - The Urban Peace Institute (UPI) is proud to announce that Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed A.B. 90, a bill that mandates a massive overhaul to California’s shared gang database system. For the past two years, UPI acted as a leading advocate for change to California’s gang databases, which unfairly labels over a 100,000 California residents, including children as young as two years old, as gang members.
- [UPI Applauds Recent Arrest Reductions in Los Angeles](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-8-25-upi-applauds-recent-arrest-reductions-in-los-angeles/) - The Urban Peace Institute believes modern policing calls for forming authentic relationships and trust with community. We applaud the City and LAPD for recently expanding the Community Safety Partnership model to Harvard Park.
- [UPI team at the launch of the Community Safety Partnership in Harvard Park](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-8-25-upi-team-at-the-launch-of-the-community-safety-partnership-in-harvard-park/) - The Urban Peace Institute will lead efforts to expand the Community Safety Partnership by first guiding a three-month community needs assessment effort to engage over 500 residents and stakeholders.The Urban Peace Institute will lead efforts to expand the Community Safety Partnership by first guiding a three-month community needs assessment effort to engage over 500 residents and stakeholders.
- [Connie Rice, Advisory Board Chair, Addresses The Latest Urban Peace Academy cohort](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-8-25-connie-rice-advisory-board-chair-addresses-the-latest-urban-peace-academy-cohort/) - The Urban Peace Academy recently launched a new training session to promote effective violence reduction and community policing strategies. This 12-week training program is currently engaging 27 new participants in Los Angeles, who are learning proven public health approaches to improve safety in the region’s most underserved communities.
- [Life Under Gang Injunctions: Creating Pathways for Removal](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-8-25-life-under-gang-injunctions-creating-pathways-for-removal/) - The Urban Peace Institute has worked diligently to assist to residents like Arellano to appeal their inclusion on gang injunctions. “In some cases, it took two years, and this included a client who had never been arrested for anything” commented Green.
- [Reforming Los Angeles Gang Injunctions](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-8-25-reforming-los-angeles-gang-injunctions/) - As part of the Urban Peace Institute’s commitment to ending the mass incarceration of boys and men of color, our team partnered with the ACLU of Southern California and Youth Justice Coalition to uplift civil rights concerns through a lawsuit against the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
- [Getting Off the List: Life Beyond Gang Injunctions](https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/2017-8-25-getting-off-the-list-life-beyond-gang-injunctions/) - Anthony Blockman, who grew up in Venice’s Oakwood neighborhood, is one of the few former gang members who has been successfully removed from a gang injunction with the help of the Urban Peace Institute. Despite taking a positive path in his life and working in steady construction job for over a decade, Blockman was still included in listing of active gang members.

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