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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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 @CureViolence: This is how outreach workers can stop violence
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RT @KhaalidMuttaqi: The intersection of two pandemics: COVID and Gun Violence https://t.co/o2vqMzld8J
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Violence Reduction Project – Quality Policing More civilian Violence Interrupters are critical to preventing gun v… https://t.co/XUFHasbOzT
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RT @CAPonCJ: H/t to @DeVoneBoggan @NICJR01 @JesseJannetta @impastormike_ @WeAdvancePeace @edchungDC @leajhunter @JoyceFdn and so many other…
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@WeAdvancePeace proudly introduces the Advance Peace Fresno team @FresnoEOC. An extraordinary and dedicated gr… https://t.co/FFzNqVaHTE
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RT @NICJR01: Join the discussion: October 12, 4pm PST/7pm EST
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RT @teamtrace: Why is violence spiking? Maybe because the interrupters have been disrupted: https://t.co/PhEp1WTP6q Anti-violence advocate…
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RT @op_pfc: Through community, our petition to bring Advance Peace to Toronto (https://t.co/bvAMp29UV1) has over 91,000 signatures! And fo…
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RT @zfforg: Funding brings violence-prevention program @WeAdvancePeace to Fresno. The program will offer mentorship, resources, and trainin…
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RT @op_pfc: Summer 2020 was arguably our most productive summer to date, through the dedication of our team and community! Thank you, and…
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RT @jasoncorburn: Delighted @Matt_Barnes22 supporting the life saving, #healing, #gun violence reduction work of @WeAdvancePeace https://t.…
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Grateful to partner with @BoozAllen Foundation to help keep vulnerable communities safe and healthy. https://t.co/VeMEf0f5dN
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RT @BriannaCalix: This kind of got buried in fire news, but @WeAdvancePeace is finally coming to Fresno through @FresnoEOC. Read more here…
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RT @HopeAndHealFund: Thrilled to learn that our partners at @WeAdvancePeace have been funded to bring this incredible violence-prevention p…
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Our Texas partners #VIPfortworth completed a week of gun violence interruption and COVID first responder field exer… https://t.co/njQuyA1X5U
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RT @HopeAndHealFund: Successful economic development & neighborhood #safety cannot succeed unless gun #violence, is addressed in communitie…
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RT @BriannaCalix: This episode goes far beyond guaranteed income. @jvn & @MichaelDTubbs talk about polarization, humanity & a program Fresn…
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RT @danigray: June 19: @iDirectorX, the man responsible for like, all of my fave music videos was on the pod, and I was so nervous. We spok…