Beyond vaccine services, CORE also worked in neighborhoods across Chicago to build community and reduce violence. In partnership with the Community Safety Coordination Center (CSCC) and other community-based organizations, CORE hired community mobilizers to listen and learn from residents, offer resources, and facilitate services to make people feel safer, such as fixing street lights, trimming overgrown trees, and restoring other public spaces previously abandoned due to gun and gang violence. They also advocated on behalf of residents, liaising with key city actors like the Chicago Police Department.

CORE also received funding from Safer Foundation to hire a Crisis Intervention Specialist to support their gun violence prevention program on the South Side of Chicago. In this role, the specialist helped connect clients to immediate services, including mental health support, housing, ride assistance, and more.