Reducing Gun Violence in Chicago: Best Reasons to Put Down the Gun
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Reducing Gun Violence in Chicago: Best Reasons to Put Down the Gun
Arne Duncan, founder of the nonprofit Chicago CRED (Create Real Economic Destiny), is trying to achieve a transformative reduction in gun violence in Chicago. Chicago CRED engages directly with those most at risk of shooting or being shot, and gives them a reason to put down their gun. Through partnerships with local business leaders, community organizers, and other nonprofit groups, Duncan aims to provide outreach, therapeutic, education, and employment opportunities for the young men most likely to be engaged in gun violence.
More on Arne Duncan
Along with leading Chicago CRED, Arne Duncan is the managing partner at Emerson Collective, an organization dedicated to removing barriers so people can live to their full potential. From 2009-15, he served as U.S. Secretary of Education as part of the Obama Administration, and before that he was the chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools. Secretary Duncan is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, and co-chairs The Knight Commission. He also serves on the boards of Ariel Investments, Communities in Schools, Eat, Learn, Play, Edmentum, Education Advancement, ESS, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, National Association of Basketball Coaches, RingCentral, Schoolhouse. He graduated from Harvard University in 1987
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