On Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 30, 2025, community members are encouraged to attend meetings hosted by the City of Champaign and Acclivus Inc. These meetings will provide information on street outreach goals and objectives for Champaign, local hiring opportunities for street outreach and violence interruption, and provide an opportunity to meet and greet with leadership and staff of Acclivus Inc. The community is welcome to attend the following meetings:
Wednesday, October 29
Providence at Thornberry, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
3800 Colleen Drive
Champaign, IL 61822
Y on the Fly, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
2422 W. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, IL 61821
Thursday, October 30
Champaign Public Library, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
200 W. Green St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC), 5:00-6:00 p.m.
2008 N. Market Street
Champaign, IL 61822
“Acclivus is honored to leverage our community violence intervention expertise, organizational infrastructure and supporting data that proves that this work works,” said LeVon Stone, Sr., co-founder and CEO of Acclivus, Inc.” We look forward to expanding our foundation of love by working with local residents to build safe, peaceful, economically thriving communities across Champaign.”
“Street outreach has always been at the heart of the Blueprint. Partnering with Acclivus gives us the opportunity to build trust where it matters most and strengthen community participation. Equity starts when we listen. Street outreach gives voice to those closest to the pain and power to shape the solutions.” said Jorge Elvir, Community Relations Manager.
The Community Gun Violence Reduction Blueprint (CGVRB) works to end gun violence through addressing root causes. The Equity and Engagement Department’s Community, Safety and Justice division provides oversight to the Blueprint. For more information about the Blueprint please click here.