WHO THIS SUPPORTS
Project LIFE / Group Violence Intervention & MinneapolUS Strategic Outreach Initiative
Documented violence-intervention, strategic outreach and safe-community work completed through UC’s Minneapolis program history.
From UC’s original public photo archive · FOX 9 coverage of Project LIFE and GVI
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City of Minneapolis
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Project LIFE is the local name associated with UC’s early Group Violence Intervention work. MinneapolUS is the City’s violence-interruption initiative, built around credible community members who identify, mediate and de-escalate conflicts.
UC’s documented history includes leadership and outreach work across these connected Minneapolis violence-prevention strategies.
WHAT UC DOES
Relationships become
practical support.
Across Project LIFE, GVI and MinneapolUS work, UC contributed credible street outreach and relationship-based violence interruption. The focus was to recognize rising conflict, calm situations before they became violent and connect people with support that made nonviolence more possible.
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Identified conflicts and community conditions with the potential to escalate.
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Used informal mediation, nonphysical conflict resolution and trusted relationships to de-escalate tensions.
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Communicated directly about the human and practical costs of continued violence.
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Connected people at risk with services and support for behavior change.
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Helped mobilize community relationships around safety and the rejection of violence.
HOW TO CONNECT
This page documents completed and historical UC work. For current help, contact UC or explore the active GVI and YGVI program pages.
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QUICK ANSWERS
What people ask
about this work.
What does UC do in Project LIFE / Group Violence Intervention & MinneapolUS Strategic Outreach Initiative?
Across Project LIFE, GVI and MinneapolUS work, UC contributed credible street outreach and relationship-based violence interruption. The focus was to recognize rising conflict, calm situations before they became violent and connect people with support that made nonviolence more possible.
Who does this work support?
People, families and Minneapolis neighborhoods affected by serious group violence, including individuals at elevated risk and community members working to prevent retaliation and further harm.
How can someone connect?
This page documents completed and historical UC work. For current help, contact UC or explore the active GVI and YGVI program pages.
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