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 2016, Advance Peace was launched as an independent entity and the City of Richmond recorded the lowest number of firearm assaults and homicides in more than four decades: a 71% reduction in firearm assaults causing injury or death from 2007 when ONS was created.
As of December 2016, 94% of Fellows remain alive, 83% have not sustained gun-related injuries or been hospitalized since becoming Fellows, and 75% are not a suspect in a new firearm crime since becoming a Fellow.
Advance Peace News
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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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Proud of Advance Peace and partners around the country as they continue work to reduce gun violence and now the spr… https://t.co/48pjLrTeTI
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RT @JKazerounian: Please retweet! One of the groups receiving this special fundraising page is @WeAdvancePeace Stockton who I have had the…
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RT @jennb: Spending the morning making cloth masks to distribute to our gun violence prevention partners in Oakland and Richmond so they ca…
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The efforts of our @WeAdvancePeace Family in Richmond at the Office of Neighborhood Safety #ONS and other Street Ou… https://t.co/1rdcma0hq5
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RT @GiffordsCourage: Violence interrupters will do anything they can to help their communities. For many groups, including Sacramento’s @Ad…
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: @WeAdvancePeace is dropping knowledge and dispelling untruths about #coronavirus and its impact in our most vulnerable co…
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RT @LisaCA2012: Proud to be working with @WeAdvancePeace, @AdvancePeace. @GiffordsCourage to increase funding for #CalVIP! @GabbyGiffords @…
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RT @JKazerounian: #ActivistFromHome #WorkFromHome, ASK Californian @MomsDemand #CaLEG how! We can fight #Coronovirius AND continue to fi…
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RT @CJACTIONFUND: The proof is in the pudding. SUSTAINED govt. funding is effective. Imagine 400 murders happening in your city every year…
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RT @NICJR01: This week NICJR launched our 2nd cohort of the Young Professionals of Color Fellowship: Young, talented professionals in vario…
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RT @HopeAndHealFund: Every gun homicide in Stockton ends a life, impacts communities & costs taxpayers $2.5M. @NICJR unveils #CostofGunVio…
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RT @HopeAndHealFund: Today @NICJR01 presents its Stockton #CostofGunViolence report to City Council with @MichaelDTubbs @WeAdvancePeace and…
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RT @MichaelDTubbs: A new report by @NICJR01 in partnership w/ @HopeAndHealFund states that each homicide in Stockton cost taxpayers $2.5 mi…
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RT @DavidMuhammad: It is powerful partnerships with leaders like @MichaelDTubbs and committed community organizations like @WeAdvancePeace…
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: Proud to announce that Fmr. Director of Violence Prevention (City of Sacramento CA) Khaalid Muttaqi joins @WeAdvancePeace…
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: Will Fresno California @WeAdvancePeace in 2020? https://t.co/x0vv1vPAC2 Share and retweet @WeAdvancePeace let’s support…