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What We Do

The Uncornered Approach

Uncornered believes in an end to street violence.

Data has shown that less than 1% of a city’s population is connected to 80% of its shootings and homicides (Bloomberg).

Uncornered harnesses a proven, data-based approach to analyze violence street by street and corner by corner to engage a city’s most violent, disruptive, and neglected residents, who we call Core Influencers, into positive agents of change who lead their cities to peace.

1. Leads (Recruit, train and support Catalysts to create community change); 2. Catalysts (Decrease violence through behavioral modeling and influence on their crews); 3. Network Members (Find hope in a different way of life); 4. Community Transformation (Together, Core Influencers create a ripple effect that uplifts the entire community)

Uncornered provides Core Influencers with the support, resources, and empowerment to harness their influence for good. Along their journey, Core Influencers across our Uncornered cities can take advantage of:

  • Financial and mental health support: A regular stipend for Catalysts covers basic needs and offers stability so they can focus on their growth, and mental health support helps them learn to open up and ask for help
  • College & career resources: Leads empower Catalysts to re-engage education pathways in their own neighborhoods that prepare Catalysts for employment
  • Modeling: Leads prepare Catalysts to engage and guide active gang-involved individuals in their Networks on a journey from violence to peace
  • The power of hope for greater impact: Above all, we truly believe in and foster the expertise and value of active and former gang-involved individuals to become agents of change for their cities

The proven impact of redirecting the leadership skills of Core Influencers from violence & isolation to peace & connection across their neighborhoods. The result is a city where everyone can live without fear of violence and its sweeping impacts, instead offering hope and opportunity for all residents.

“I always wanted to save my people, I just never knew how. When I heard about Uncornered, it sounded too good to be true – paying me to help others in my community – no other program I’ve heard of has ever done that before. And because I’m connected to the streets, I know people close to it. My work at Uncornered gives me the time and skills to go out there and intervene and stop things before they happen. It’s helped change my mindset and I can help change others too.”

– Roberto, Core Influencer Lead

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