How Chicago is Responding to Teen Takeovers (Part 2)

How Chicago is Responding to Teen Takeovers (Part 2)

Welcome back to Streets, Beatz & Peace: a podcast on gun violence prevention efforts in Chicago. This special edition episode continues to explore "teen trends" in the city of Chicago and how CVI organizations have responded to keep young people safe. Guest host Vaughn Bryant, Executive Director of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, is joined by Elvis Ortega, Lead Street Outreach Liaison for the city of Chicago, and Rodney Phillips, Associate Director of MPI's Crisis Prevention and Response Unit (CPRU). Brought to you by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives [https://metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/] (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services which coordinates, supports and sustains a coalition of 13 community organizations, known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), focused on reducing gun violence across 27 Chicago neighborhoods. Got a question you want played and answered on-air? Click here [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]to record your question in a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]

How Chicago is Responding to Teen Takeovers (Part 1)

Welcome back to Streets, Beatz & Peace: a podcast on gun violence prevention efforts in Chicago. In this special edition episode, we explore "teen trends" in the city of Chicago and how CVI organizations and the Chicago Police Department are collaborating to create safer streets this summer. Our guest host is Vaughn Bryant, Executive Director of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, and is joined by Glen Brooks, Director of Community Policing for the Chicago Police Department. Brought to you by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives [https://metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/] (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services which coordinates, supports and sustains a coalition of 13 community organizations, known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), focused on reducing gun violence across 27 Chicago neighborhoods. Got a question you want played and answered on-air? Click here [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]to record your question in a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]

The Reality of Re-entry

Welcome back to Streets, Beatz & Peace: a podcast on gun violence prevention efforts in Chicago. Hosted by Dr. Vanessa Perry DeReef and Rodney Phillips, “Streets, Beatz & Peace” explores the Community Violence Intervention (CVI) work being done across Chicago. In this episode, we explore the realities of re-entry for formerly incarcerated individuals. Our guests include Joseph Mapp, Chicago’s first Director of Re-Entry, and Charles DeCuire, Field Manager for Communities Partnering 4 Peace, or CP4P, at the Metropolitan Peace Academy. Brought to you by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives [https://metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/] (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services which coordinates, supports and sustains a coalition of 13 community organizations, known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), focused on reducing gun violence across 27 Chicago neighborhoods. Got a question you want played and answered on-air? Click here [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]to record your question in a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]

Self Care and Soul Care

Welcome back to Streets, Beatz & Peace: a podcast on gun violence prevention efforts in Chicago.  In this episode, Billy "Bo" Deal and Rodney "Hot Rod" Phillips are joined by Clinical Program Supervisor from Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Maki Camacho to discuss mental health in the field of Community Violence Intervention (CVI). Brought to you by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives [https://metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/] (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services which coordinates, supports and sustains a coalition of 13 community organizations, known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), focused on reducing gun violence across 27 Chicago neighborhoods. Got a question you want played and answered on-air? Click here [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]to record your question in a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]

Women in Street Outreach

Welcome back to Streets, Beatz & Peace: a podcast on gun violence prevention efforts in Chicago.  In this episode, Billy "Bo" Deal and Rodney "Hot Rod" Phillips welcome special guests A'shake Banks and Fantasia Smith to discuss the good, the bad, and the real of being a woman in street outreach. Brought to you by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives [https://metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/] (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services which coordinates, supports and sustains a coalition of 13 community organizations, known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), focused on reducing gun violence across 27 Chicago neighborhoods. Got a question you want played and answered on-air? Click here [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]to record your question in a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace [https://www.speakpipe.com/StreetsBeatzPeace]