In Our Words
Advance Peace has become a leading voice in the national conversation on gun violence prevention and community safety. Our innovative work and measurable results have been featured across major news outlets, academic publications, and documentary platforms that showcase the impact of the Peacemaker Fellowship® and the growing Community Violence Intervention (CVI) movement.
Through local stories and national coverage, the media has captured how Advance Peace helps cities save lives, reduce costs, and strengthen trust between communities and systems.
Each article, interview, and feature reflects the dedication of our fellows, outreach workers, and partners who are redefining what public safety looks like in America.
Our story continues to unfold through the communities we serve, the leaders we train, and the data that proves what we already know — investing in people works. Explore the latest coverage below to see how Advance Peace is helping cities move from cycles of harm toward healing and hope.
IN THE SHADOWS: How We Identify and Walk with ‘Would-Be Fellows’
In America’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, a small number of individuals drive a large percentage of gun violence. These are not simply at-risk youth. These are people at...
The First Word Is Theirs
Before we say anything about ourselves—our model, our milestones, or our measurable success—we start with those who made it all possible: the young men (and women) who...
Advance Peace Statement on Reimaging Public Safety
Infusing Love into Public Policy, Infrastructure and Practice to Advance Peace In recent weeks, the prospect of defunding police departments has gained massive support. On...
ADVANCE PEACE Street Outreach Work at the Intersection of COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities
Greetings Advance Peace Partners, I hope that this finds you and your family well. I wanted to share a few things about how street outreach work designed for and directed at...
Why Advance Peace and the Peacemaker Fellowship?
“To the extent that human needs are not satisfied, human dysfunction will occur, and, in order to remedy the human dysfunction, activity must developed and structured so as...
Staying Clean in a Mud Puddle
“Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution, but furthest from resources and power.” —Glenn E. Martin, JustLeadershipUSA Our Peacemaker Fellowship in Richmond...
I Believe in the So-Called Impossible
“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him and to let him know that you trust him.”—Booker T. Washington I truly believe that we can end gun...