510 Reasons for Hope
Our Very Good 510 Day – A message to our friends, from Lauren, Anne, Carlos, Mike, Gabe, Paris, Juan, Jim, Caheri and the entire YA! staff […]
Our Very Good 510 Day – A message to our friends, from Lauren, Anne, Carlos, Mike, Gabe, Paris, Juan, Jim, Caheri and the entire YA! staff […]
Relationships Over Politics All of our programs, whether for violence prevention, intervention or healing, rely on building positive, trusting relationships with the people we serve. It […]
More claims rejected – Guardian reporters spoke with Khadafy Washington Project Manager Jasmine Hardison about the crucial role victims compensation plays in helping survivors of violence […]
Safety Now Rally’s Call to Action – It is true that Oakland has endured more than five decades of gun and gang violence that has destroyed […]
No Going Back – As Oakland’s surge in gun violence continues, an informative February article in the San Francisco Chronicle looks at its possible causes, and […]
YA! Staff on Oakland’s Violent Year – As 2021 came to a close and the media sought to summarize a year of increased violence in Oakland […]
Times looks at ghost gun impact – Ghost guns are untraceable firearms without serial numbers, put together from parts acquired separately. They are an increasing problem […]
SF Chronicle looks at surge – This San Francisco Chronicle piece by reporter Susie Neilson includes vast amounts of historic and national data on gun violence […]
YA!’s Paris Davis Interviewed – The nation is aware of a general increase in gun violence, roughly coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. There is much discussion, […]
Jasmine Hardison in The Guardian – A September 2021 article in The Guardian on Oakland’s 100th homicide of 2021 is a clear-headed assessment of the current […]