News - Youth ALIVE!

Tuesday Town Hall on OPD Use of Force Policies

Posted: September 18, 2020

Have Your Say Tuesday at 5 – Panelists Brandon D. Anderson- Founder, Raheem Survey Allyssa Victory- Use of force expert, ACLU Isha Rosemond- Leadership & Advocacy […]

YA!’s Kyndra Simmons Talks Police Violence with Rep. Barbara Lee and BLM’s Alicia Garza

Posted: August 5, 2020

Kyndra on Facebook Live – Intervention Director Kyndra Simmons joined Rep. Barbara Lee and Black Lives Matter founder Alicia Garza on FB Live on June 5, […]

From Pain and Loss Came a Gift of Love

Posted: August 3, 2020

In KWP, Khadafy’s Inspiration Lives On – This August 4 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Khadafy Washington, in whose memory our program to […]

TNT Youth Leader’s Academic Turnaround Awarded

Posted: July 27, 2020

Jasin gets a car! Teens on Target youth leader Jasin Saunders did some excellent work in TNT and some REALLY excellent work in the classroom at […]

A New Vision for Public Safety

Posted: July 27, 2020

Community Violence Prevention In the Guardian, Youth ALIVE! Executive Director Anne Marks, Intervention Director Kyndra Simmons, Man Up! Inc founder AT Mitchell, and Cure Violence CEO […]

More States and Cities Funding Community Intervention

Posted: June 22, 2020

Sherman Spears’ Inspiration – A July 2019 article in The Trace opens with an excellent summary of how Oakland’s (and Youth ALIVE!’s) Sherman Spears was inspired […]

TNT Youth Leaders on Coping with Racism

Posted: June 8, 2020

TNT on KALW – Graduating Teens On Target (TNT) youth leaders from East Oakland, Gregory Hampton (Castlemont Hight) and Seven Curley (Fremont High), were guests on […]

The Language of the Unheard

Posted: June 3, 2020

Youth ALIVE! Supports Protests – “A riot is the language of the unheard.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Youth ALIVE! wholeheartedly supports the protests and the […]

Take Action for Violence Prevention

Posted: June 1, 2020

We need your help to preserve critical funding in the State budget for violence prevention and intervention programs.

TNT Youth Leaders on Violence Prevention During the Pandemic

Posted: May 29, 2020

TNT Voices & Insights – TNT youth leaders from Castlemont and Fremont high schools were asked by Youth Today to give their thoughts on life during […]