Our Mission
Advance Peace is dedicated to ending cyclical and retaliatory gun violence in American urban neighborhoods. We invest in the development, health, and wellbeing of those at the center of this crisis.
Our History
In 2009, the police department of Richmond, California, told Devone Boggan, then the director of the city’s Office of Neighborhood Safety, that less than 30 men were responsible for 70% of the city’s gun crime, which contributed to the city’s less than flattering distinction of being ranked among the top 12 most dangerous cities in America. The following year, Boggan responded by creating and launching the Peacemaker Fellowship™ model, which would become the core of Advance Peace.
Left to right: Sam Vaughn, Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety; Rohnell Robinson, Peacemaker Fellow; DeVone Boggan, Founder of Advance Peace. (Photo credit Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety)
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