In the days following the shooting of a Skyline High School student, Youth ALIVE! Executive Director Joseph Griffin spoke with KQED News reporter Katie DeBenedetti about the critical role violence prevention programs play on school campuses—and the severe funding threats now putting these programs at risk.
Read More...Last Wednesday, a Skyline High School student was shot—an act of violence that shook the entire Oakland community and struck painfully close to home for Youth ALIVE!
Read More...The Oaklandside just published a powerful interview by Ashley McBride with Carla Ashford, Youth ALIVE!’s school-based Violence Interrupter at Skyline High School—a candid look at what it takes to de-escalate conflict, build trust, and keep young people safe in real time.
Read More...In the aftermath of the recent shooting of a 15-year-old on a BART train, Youth ALIVE! was featured on KTVU Fox News 2 to offer a public health perspective on violence, prevention, and healing.
Read More...“Violence is inherently a trauma—and not all violence looks the same.” — Lauren Greenberg, Youth ALIVE! Following the recent on-air shooting of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk, our Director of Development & Communications, Lauren Greenberg, spoke with KTVU’s Jana Katsuyama to offer a public-health lens on how acts of violence ripple through communities—especially when witnessed in real time or replayed across media.
Read More...“I didn’t think that this violence was gonna find me right here in the United States.” — Coach Javier Arango, Youth ALIVE!
Read More...🔊 New Podcast Alert: Oaklandside’s Tasneem Raja sat down with Roselyn Romero to dive into what it really looks like to prevent gun violence in Oakland—and the conversation is deeply inspiring.
Read More...Teens on Target Open House Last week, Youth ALIVE! hosted a special Teens on Target (TNT) Open House, offering a firsthand look at how Oakland high school youth are leading the way in violence prevention.
Read More...Community at the Center: Youth ALIVE!’s Voice at the Commonwealth Club on the Future of Gun Violence Prevention Did you miss it?
Read More...Oakland Is Seeing Real Progress in Public Safety—Let’s Keep Going Oakland is making strides—and the numbers prove it. In a powerful recent interview on KPIX | CBS San Francisco/Bay Area, our Executive Director Joseph Griffin, DrPH, joined reporter Lauren Toms to reflect on a hopeful trend: violent crime is down 29% in the first half of 2025, and homicides have dropped by 21%.
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