Advance Peace
Model & Strategy
Advance Peace interrupts gun violence in U.S. urban neighborhoods by providing transformational opportunities to young men involved in lethal firearm offenses and placing them in a high-touch, personalized fellowship. By working with and supporting a targeted group of individuals at the core of gun hostilities, Advance Peace bridges the gap between anti-violence programming and a hard-to-reach population at the center of violence in urban areas, thus breaking the cycle of gun hostilities and altering the trajectory of these men’s lives.
Advance Peace’s model was first implemented by DeVone Boggan in Richmond, CA, where he was the founding Director of Richmond’s Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) from 2007 to 2016.
As Director of ONS, Founder DeVone Boggan was responsible for the development, implementation and management of comprehensive approaches to reducing firearm assaults, preventing retaliation associated with firearm conflict, and transforming the lives of the city’s most lethal young men.
Previously, DeVone served as Policy Director for Safe Passages, a non-profit public/private partnership focused on improving urban health outcomes for Children, Youth and Families. His work with ONS has been recognized in national publications including the New York Times, Mother Jones, The Washington Post, and NPR.
IMPACT
In 2010, the Fellowship began within the Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS and Advance Peace have since facilitated six 18-month cohorts with 106 Fellows participating in the program). In 2019, Richmond recorded its lowest number of firearm assaults causing injury or death (53) in five decades, representing a reduction of more than 70% since launching the Advance Peace Peacemaker Fellowship program.
In 2018, Advance Peace launched its Peacemaker Fellowship in Sacramento and Stockton California, and each city since has recorded a 20% and 40% reduction in firearm assaults causing injury or death respectively. In Sacramento, there have been no youth homicides since the launch of Advance Peace, a first in three decades.
In 2020, Advance Peace will begin work in two new additional cities.
Advance Peace News
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Bringing Peace to the American CityFrom San Quentin inmate to neighborhood safety advocate, Kelly’s guest Sam Vaughn embodies the ideal of “be the change you want to see.” Working with…Jan 2021 -
In Stockton, a Powerful Program to Prevent ViolenceWith the pandemic, and then the eruption of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd, the work of Advance Peace to end gun…Jul 2020 -
Building Trust Cuts Violence. Cash Also Helps.DeVone Boggan could teach a class on the art of making a statement. In 2010, he invited a group of the most dangerous gun offenders…Feb 2017 -
Love Thy Neighbor: A Human(e) Approach to Gun ViolenceIn Richmond, Calif., the Office of Neighborhood Safety accomplished in only eight years what no traditional law enforcement measures could: a 76 percent decrease in…Oct 2016 -
DeVone Boggan Featured on ABC's "Nightline"Advance Peace founder, DeVone Boggan, was recently featured on ABC’s “Nightline” for his work to reduce urban gun violence in Richmond, CA. He says the…Apr 2016
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NPR Spotlight on Advance PeaceNPR’s All Things Considered spotlights the work of Advance Peace founder, DeVone Boggan. Boggan developed a fellowship program that offers young men involved in lethal…Mar 2016
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CNN Features DeVone Boggan of Advance Peace on "What in the World"DRK Foundation entrepreneur, DeVone Boggan, was recently featured on CNN’s “What in the World” segment for an approach he developed to reduce urban gun violence…Feb 2016
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RT @MichaelDTubbs: Research illustrates the work we did to reduce gun violence in Stockton worked. Programs like @WeAdvancePeace and Cease…
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: Day 3 @WeAdvancePeace Bootcamp Training Academy_Drs. @jasoncorburn and Mahasin Mujahid from UC Berkeley Center for Global…
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: Day 3 @WeAdvancePeace National Bootcamp Training Academy_#self care and Healing _myofunctional therapy https://t.co/NUuh9…
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: Countdown to @WeAdvancePeace Bootcamp Training Academy Day 2. Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety @samvaughn2008 and P…
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: Count Down to the @WeAdvancePeace National Violence Interrupter and Community Healer Bootcamp Academy Training. Las Vega…
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RT @amberkgoodwin: Another world is possible. Great article by @teamtrace on the work to invest in violence prevention in TEXAS. Thank you…
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RT @NICJR01: Become a 2021 Young Professionals of Color Fellow with the Alliance: @NICJR01, @WeAdvancePeace, @LiveFreeUS. Check eligibilit…
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RT @Alex02ny: Thank you @BettyYeeforCA for your conversation featuring @DeVoneBoggan from @WeAdvancePeace and @shannonrwatts from @MomsDem…
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RT @jasoncorburn: “Gun violence is not talked about as the racial injustice that it is.” @WeAdvancePeace @loisbeckett https://t.co/6s0…
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RT @CarmenGeorge: Check out the great @FresnoBee #video by @CraigKohlruss and story by @MarekTheBee about @WeAdvancePeace ⭐️ ‘A different…
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RT @NICJR01: “the population that’s driving gun violence was already desperate. Covid heightened their sense of insecurity. . .the answer i…
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RT @DRKFoundation: A new study from @UCBerkeley finds that grantee @WeAdvancePeace's gun violence program saves lives & taxpayers millions.…
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RT @UCBerkeley: The gun violence reduction program, @WeAdvancePeace, has helped to decrease firearm homicides & assaults in several CA citi…
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Proud of our #peacemakerFellows. For it is they with the help of a phenomenal team of local leaders #NCAs that are… https://t.co/HxuqchAxhI
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RT @NICJR01: @WeAdvancePeace is an important program in community-centered public safety efforts. Glad to see @NYCMayorsOffice elevate thei…
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RT @PressedTinP: Thank you former @UCLAMBB Star Matt Barnes for bringing attention to @WeAdvancePeace’s compelling work to transform Fresno…
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RT @MayorTomButt: Today, @NBA champion & former @warriors star @Matt_Barnes22 visited city hall to hear about the great work being done by…
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RT @CelblockSA: Shot out to Matt Barnes for supporting the advance peace fresno movement. #advancepeacefresno #EndGunViolence https://t.co/…
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RT @bradybuzz: We're grateful for bold leaders like gun safety champion @MichaelDTubbs. He brought the @WeAdvancePeace to Stockton, a data-…