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$1 million offered for ideas on stopping Chicago violence

Posted February 27, 2015 10:00 pm

The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Chicago Crime Lab has teamed up with the MacArthur Foundation and Get In Chicago to offer up to $1 million each for the best ideas to curtail youth violence.

The Chicago Tribune reports (http://trib.in/1EzPIvw ) organizers behind the competition want inventive solutions that improve the lives of Chicago's urban youth.

Organizers say they hope the information collected will help them find common elements of effective programs to aid youths ages 13 to 18. Chicago exceeds the national average for young homicide victims.

President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative was modeled on a program that came from a 2009 competition launched by the crime lab.

The deadline for an initial plan is Monday. The best will be chosen to submit full proposals. Awards will be announced in May.

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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com

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