Safe Passage worker Denise Evans helps people cross Normal Avenue at 124th Street outside Metcalfe Community Academy in West Pullman after school on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

Chicago’s Safe Passage program puts the watchful eyes of adults on many students’ routes to school, but community members aren’t convinced it works.

The city's top cop, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, told Chicago's WBBM Newsradio that the first day of the expanded Safe Passage program has gone smoothly so far, and said he saw a silver lining in ...

Safe Passage workers must commit to five hours a day, five days a week. They make $15.80 per hour. One of 15 community-based organizations manages each worker, but the city pays them.

A man working with D.C.'s Safe Passage Safe Blocks program to help students commute safely to and from city schools was shot and critically wounded Monday afternoon near Coolidge High School in ...

About 20 Safe Passage workers, who aim to ensure the safety of students walking to and from school, received awards for the work they’ve done over the years.

Some D.C. parents and school leaders are questioning the effectiveness of Safe Passage Safe Blocks, an effort meant to protect students on their school commutes.

A new $112,500 initiative modeled after Safe Passage is being launched to watch over teens headed to Chicago parks for summer programs.

The presence of Safe Passage workers on the street or parents watching from porches or street corners can be “one hell of a deterrent for crime and violence,” she said.

Safe Passage, a program designed to keep students safe is still patrolling streets this summer to give youth year-round protection. Thu, 29 May 2025 14:14:20 GMT (1748528060413) Story Infinite ...