Urban Peace Institute’s mission is to create community safety and dismantle harmful systems to transform justice and ensure freedom from violence. The organization envisions a robust community-based safety infrastructure in Los Angeles and nationwide that serves as an alternative to punitive responses to violence. Rooted in past and current struggles for justice and equity, Urban Peace Institute has successfully made strides to scale up the community violence intervention workforce in Los Angeles, created public-private partnerships to ensure safer communities, and championed justice transformation efforts to end youth incarceration.
Urban Peace Institute envisions a world where every individual experiences a life of peace, hope, and power. The organization works to build community safety through five pillars that guide its vision, including advocacy, capacity building, policy, research and evaluation, and training and technical assistance.
Support from the Golden Globe Foundation ensures Urban Peace Institute can address gun violence—a public health crisis that disproportionately harms Black and Brown communities and is the leading cause of death for children in America. Funding also enables the organization to lead critical narrative change efforts that highlight the essential role of peacemakers in creating community safety.
