Nonprofit Unstacked Inc. pitches violence-intervention programs, transitional housing for Ford Heights

Jun 4, 2026

Daniel (Daniel) Pittman of Unstacked Inc. and CVI coordinator Rodney Phillips proposed community-violence-intervention outreach, school programs, reentry services and managed transitional housing; presenters said they would bring private funding and hire locally rather than ask the village for money.

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Daniel Pittman, executive director of Unstacked Inc., told the board his Chicago-based nonprofit wants to bring community violence intervention (CVI), peacekeeper patrols, in-school and after-school programs, reentry services and transitional housing to Ford Heights. "We're not here to sell anything. We're here only to offer services," Pittman said, adding the organization would prepare informational packets describing programs and funding.

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