Our Insights Into Safety & Justice

Biden wants to give anti-violence groups $5 billion. Here’s how it could be spent.

For decades, anti-violence crusaders have preached new approaches to curb shootings. Now, the White House…

Jobs Plan: a Necessary Step Toward Economic Justice and Recovery

Last week the Biden-Harris Administration released a robust proposal to address the nation’s crumbling infrastructure…

The US saw significant crime rise across major cities in 2020. And it’s not letting up

Major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept…

Shifting Suspensions in Illinois

The SAFE-T Act is a landmark criminal justice reform package signed into law in February…

White House Causes Frustration In Private And Public Responses To Gun Violence

As President Biden called on senators to quickly pass legislation to tighten the nation's background…

10 ideas to stem the tide of Philly’s gun-violence crisis

Gun violence can seem intractable — but it doesn't have to be. There are solutions…

Community groups helping prevent crime through mentorship, guidance

As escalating gun violence, carjackings and brutal attacks have residents of Chicago on edge, many…

One Alliance: Addressing Safety and Justice

In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, protests erupted across the U.S.,…

Changing the Tide of Gun Violence

“You can feel the tide changing around here,” said Michael Brunson, an Institute for Nonviolence…

Women Healing Women

No one is spared from loss and its various stages of grief. Though we may…

Celebrating International Women’s Month

When you invest in women, you invest in communities. Nobody knows that better than the…

Vocational English Language Training: Not Just an English Class

More than half of all the immigrants living in the U.S. are women and girls.…