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Grantees
Joyce Awards 20th Anniversary Grantee Spotlight: Lynn Nottage
Q&A with 2014 honoree Lynn Nottage, whose Tony-nominated show Clyde's started as a Joyce Awards-winning commission with the Guthrie Theater called Floyd's.
New Blue: Repairing Trust and Rebuilding Public Safety
New Blue – a collaborative created by police and community designed to foster collective change.
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New Blue
“Tarell Makes Man”
Joyce Awards Honoree Tarell Alvin McCraney Reflects on Artistic Growth in Chicago
Mobilizing the Community College Student Vote
Joyce Democracy Grantees Campus Vote Project and Students Learn Students Vote are mobilizing community college student voters through targeted education and engagement designed to meet the needs of a diverse and nontraditional student population.
Democracy Desk: “Unlock Civics” Advocates Expanding Voting Rights and Civic Education for Incarcerated Community Members
Two Joyce Democracy grantees, Chicago Votes and Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, discuss their inspiring voting rights work in Illinois.
Collective Engagement for Community Peace: Understanding the Black & Brown Researchers Collective
We caught up recently with Dr. Buggs, one of the nation’s leading experts on community violence intervention and using anti-racist methods to reduce gun violence, about the status of the Collective and what’s to come.
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Black & Brown Researchers Collective
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Ending Gun Violence In Chicago: Connecting Policy, Practice, And Community
A three-part series to reframe the discussion around gun violence prevention and public safety by examining comprehensive solutions.
Democracy Desk: Insights From Joyce's Annual Midwest Democracy Grantees Convening
Joyce’s Democracy program welcomed 40 leaders from organizations across the Great Lakes for Midwest Democracy Convening. State delegations shared insights from their spring elections, recent voting policy changes and concerns leading up to November.
Law Enforcement Agencies Nationwide Are Underutilizing Federal Tools For Solving Gun Crimes, New Study Finds
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Urges Law Enforcement, Congress to use crime gun intelligence tools to fight gun violence
Michigan Law Enforcement Agencies Can Solve More Gun Crimes Using Federal Intelligence Tools
New Study Finds Only 35 Percent of Michigan Law Enforcement Agencies use resources that can clear gun crimes, save lives; study encourages more law enforcement participation
Minnesota Law Enforcement Agencies Can Solve More Gun Crimes Using Federal Intelligence Tools
New study finds less than half of Minnesota law enforcement agencies use resources that can clear gun crimes, save lives; study encourages more law enforcement participation
Ohio Law Enforcement Agencies Can Solve More Gun Crimes Using Federal Intelligence Tools
New study finds only 65 percent of Ohio law enforcement agencies use resources that can solve gun crimes, save lives; study encourages more law enforcement participation
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Agencies Can Solve More Gun Crimes Using Federal Intelligence Tools
New Study Finds Half of Wisconsin Law Enforcement Agencies don’t use resources that can clear gun crimes, save lives; study encourages more law enforcement participation
Optimizing Crime Gun Intelligence
A new Joyce Foundation report finds significant gaps in resourcing, participation, and utilization of crime gun intelligence tools at the federal, state, and local level.
Progress & Promise: Chicago’s Post-Pandemic Educational Achievements
According to recent data, CPS elementary school students are recovering faster than many districts in the country in reading and math. Joyce hosted an event with civic, business, philanthropic, non-profit and policy leaders to discuss the research.
Identifying Information Gaps To Help Communities Navigate Lead Service Line Replacement
Identifying information gaps to help communities navigate lead service line replacement.
The Case For A Lead Service Line Replacement Playbook – And Some Key Plays
When it comes to Lead and Lead Service Line (LSL) Removal, some of the “larger” utilities in the United States, including Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW), have a plethora of readily available resources.
Reimagining Water Infrastructure For Justice And Health Equity
Reimagining Water Infrastructure for Justice and Health Equity
Exploring Law Enforcement Support For Community Violence Intervention Strategies
Researchers from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) discuss a forthcoming report outlining how law enforcement can best understand and support the emergence of CVI as part of cities’ public safety ecosystem.
Joyce Foundation Recommendations For Next Cook County State’s Attorney
We believe the next State’s Attorney could advance the shared goals of reducing crime and promoting public safety in the county in a fair and just way by adopting these recommendations.
The Great Lakes Region Has Less Than A Year To Commit Its Remaining $10B In Arpa Recovery Funds
With less than a year left, the Great Lakes Region must focus on committing its remaining $10 billion in American Rescue Plan dollars.
Maximizing Lost And Stolen Firearms Policies
Rresearchers from the National Policing Institute discuss a new, first of its kind research report that examines the implementation of state laws mandating reporting of lost and stolen firearms and offers recommendations for their improvement.