Connie Rice Institute For Urban Peace

TO REDUCE AND PREVENT COMMUNITY VIOLENCE BY CREATING INNOVATIVE AND HOLISTIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY - IN LOS ANGELES, UPI IMPLEMENTS ON-THE-GROUND VIOLENCE REDUCTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TWO SCHOOL SAFETY COLLABORATIVES TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR FAMILIES, A LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP THE ADVOCACY CAPACITY OF BLACK AND BROWN RESIDENTS, AND SPEARHEADS THE COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP-BASED POLICING INITIATIVE TO PREVENT AND REDUCE VIOLENCE. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE THE OVERARCHING GOAL TO CREATE SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS.

GENERAL AND OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

TRAINING AND REGIONAL SUPPORT - THROUGH THE URBAN PEACE ACADEMY, THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS RESIDENTS, PEACEMAKERS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, UPI TRAINED OVER 1,000 PEACEMAKERS, RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS, AND HEALTH OUTREACH WORKERS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY IN LOS ANGELES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SMART JUSTICE - UPI WORKS TO PROMOTE SMART JUSTICE POLICY SOLUTIONS TO KEEP YOUTH OF COLOR ON TRACK AND OUT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THIS WORK INCLUDES UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO END THE DEVASTATING CYCLE OF YOUTH INCARCERATION. UPI ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WITH THE GOAL OF ENDING THE DEVASTATING CYCLE OF INCARCERATION THAT HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FOR DECADES.