Local Bakery Bakes for CeaseFire

Chicago’s famous Bleeding Heart Bakery has chosen CeaseFire as its charity of the month. For every red velvet cupcake purchased throughout the month of February, Bleeding Heart Bakery will donate $1 to support the work of CeaseFire.

Cupcakes are made using local, sustainable, organic ingredients and can be purchased at the bakery’s two Chicago locations, 1955 W. Belmont Avenue in Roscoe Village and 1010 North Boulevard in Oak Park.

CeaseFire is an initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. It is a national anti-violence program statistically proven as effective at reducing shootings and killings.

The proven public health strategy forms collaborative partnerships with community partners, law enforcement and countless residents to prevent shootings and change behaviors to make neighborhoods safer places to live, work and play.

Learn more about CeaseFire:

Silencing the Guns: Stepping Toward Change in Chicago’s Public Schools

Seeking Safe Passage. Right Under Our Noses? (Chicago Tribune Editorial)

Two Ways Chicago Can Curb its Youth Violence Epidemic