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YA! Releases Trauma Tool & Action Briefs
To Promote “Healing in Color” On January 10th, 2018, with a webinar and three action briefs, Youth ALIVE!, a nationally recognized violence prevention and youth leadership […continue]
Former TNT Youth Leader Smooth Wickliff in The Guardian
Smooth on Giving up the Gun On the eve of last month’s March for our Lives, the Guardian sought commentary from current and former Teens on […continue]
Dymond Garrett is Glad You’re Listening
TNT Youth Leader on #NeverAgain TNT youth leader Dymond Garrett has written a searing but hopeful piece for Youth Radio about the #NeverAgain movement, growing up […continue]
The Lesson of Charlie Jones
A Goal & a Little Help There’s a lesson in Charlie Jones’s success. At least his success so far; Charlie’s only 15, a client in our […continue]
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Barbara Lee Joins YA!’s Honorary Board
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We Are the Change!
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Former TNT Youth Leader Smooth Wickliff in The Guardian
Smooth on Giving up the Gun On the eve of last month’s March for our Lives, the Guardian sought commentary from current and former Teens on […]