violence prevention

The nonprofit will build a new headquarters at 100 NE Randolph Ave. in Peoria. The site was donated by OSF Medical Group.

In July, it will be two years since the Peoria City/County Health Department first took up the funding for Cure Violence, a nonprofit emphasizing communication and intervention to end gun violence.

Nearly two years after taking on the cost to fund a pre-assessment passed on by a divided city council, the Peoria City/County Health Department is searching for the first employees for the Cure Violence initiative.

The City of Peoria is putting the remainder of its American Rescue Plan Act funding awarded during COVID to work in violence prevention through environmental design.

Last summer, the city awarded $1.5 million in violence prevention grants to six initiatives, and the 2024 budget includes another $700,000 for additional efforts to deter violent crime.

Peoria Public Schools is working to improve their arts programs with a new music production lab and new teachers.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says she doesn't have any problems with how programs were selected for the second round of violence prevention funding through the city, but she’s open to taking a closer look at the process.

The City of Peoria recently doled out $1.4 million in grants for six violence prevention initiatives, but some members of the Peoria City Council are questioning how those anti-violence dollars are being allocated as the city copes with a wave of summertime unrest.

A new program at Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois Peoria reaches out directly to youth and their families at risk of experiencing violence.

Sexual violence, workplace violence and harassment, self-directed harm and family violence are all areas of concern within the Illinois National Guard, and a new program led by a Peoria resident hopes to accelerate positive, lasting change and find solutions to these issues.