READI CHICAGO IS AN INNOVATIVE RESPONSE TO GUN VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO.

We work toward safer communities by addressing trauma and increasing opportunity among men most likely to experience gun violence. Based on evidence that combining cognitive behavioral interventions and access to economic opportunity can help individuals stay safer, we work through community-based organizations to directly engage men at the highest risk of experiencing violence and connect them with mental health supports, paid transitional jobs and professional development, and support services. Learn more here.

12
MONTH PROGRAM CAREER PATHWAY

READI engages participants long-term in order to meet the acute and complex needs of individuals with high exposure to violence and trauma, and to prepare them for career paths.

45
TIMES MORE AT RISK

READI is highly targeted in order to have the greatest impact. Compared with the average Chicagoan, the men we work with are 45 times more likely to experience gun violence.

32%
REDUCTION IN SHOOTINGS & HOMICIDES

We are seeing success keeping participants safer and reducing the likelihood of them experiencing or perpetrating shootings and homicides.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, EVALUATION PARTNERS, AND FUNDERS FOR THEIR STRONG COMMITMENT AND COLLABORATION IN READI CHICAGO:

EQUITY. OPPORTUNITY. FOR ALL.

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