We work in neighborhoods that are called ‘murder central,’ ‘ground zero,’ or ‘the killing fields.’ We young people are the first line of defense in the prevention of violence. The hospitals and the police come in after violence has occurred. We’re coming in before.
17 year old Peer Educator at Youth ALIVE!

MISSION: Youth ALIVE! is a non-profit public health agency founded in 1991 dedicated to preventing youth violence and generating youth leadership in California communities through two programs:

CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE intervention program works with youth who are hospitalized due to violent injuries to reduce retaliation, re-injury, and arrest. The program has provided services to over 750 youth.

TEENS ON TARGET peer leadership and violence prevention program trains young people, including high school students, from neighborhoods with high rates of violence to provide peer education to middle school students. The program also trains these peer educators to be advocates for violence prevention. To date, over 700 youth have been trained to be peer educators. With their leadership and involvement, Oakland banned 113 gun dealers operating in residential neighborhoods. The peer educators have presented violence prevention workshops to over 38,000 young people.

Our low-income children are killing and injuring one another, and there are few effective programs in place that interrupt their high-risk behavior. Youth ALIVE! is one of those programs.
Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Professor of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University

HISTORY: History of Youth ALIVE! 

MEET THE STAFF: Names, pictures and titles of the dedicated Youth ALIVE! Staff.

MEET THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Youth ALIVE! is fortunate to have a wonderful group of professionals dedicated to youth violence prevention serving on its Board of Directors.

MEET THE FUNDERS: Youth ALIVE! has been generously supported over the years by government agencies, foundations and donors.

 

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