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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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Illinois Firearm Injury And Violent Death Dashboard Review
The Joyce Foundation, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine present a new dashboard on violent deaths and firearm-related injuries in Illinois.

Statewide Offices Of Gun Violence Prevention Take Root
In January 2025, Wisconsin launched OVP to support gun violence reduction efforts, joining over a dozen other states in addressing public health and safety challenges related to gun violence, while highlighting disparities in Black and Brown communities.
Diversified Crisis Response – Findings From The Chicago Care Pilot
During the webinar, the panelists presented key findings from the implementation evaluation of the CARE pilot.
Violence Prevention Programming Focused On Rural Youth
Researchers discuss new findings that explore handgun carrying behavior among rural youth in the U.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
Impact Of Firearm Violence On Youth
Researchers discussed new findings on childhood exposure to gun violence; the impact of exposure on youth mental health and on future adult experiences of gun violence; and the impact of “collective efficacy” on firearm violence exposure for youth.
Funding Safety: Crises And Opportunities For Violence Prevention Efforts
Researchers discuss strategies for sustaining and expanding Community Violence Intervention (CVI) funding.
Police De-Escalation Training: Challenges And Opportunities
Panelists from R Street Institute and Niskanen Center the current landscape of de-escalation training in law enforcement, overall importance of it, and the current implementation status of the Law Enforcement De-Escalation and Training Act.
Optimizing Crime Gun Intelligence
Authors of Joyce-funded research report, Optimizing Crime Gun Intelligence, discuss the current landscape and key findings from the report, and possible ways to strengthen the use and adoption of these tools in a fair and just way.
Making Firearm Safety A Permanent Part Of State Government
A new Joyce Foundation report examining the functions of offices of gun violence prevention (OVP), best practices, and recommendations for states looking to establish an OVP of their own.
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.
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