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.
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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 the pandemic and especially on violence an violence prevention in this difficult time.
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Hospital-Based Violence Intervention in The Guardian
Posted May 4, 2020
Early Intervention Brings Victims Hope - An article in The Guardian features illuminating interviews with two former victims of gun violence who were clients of Youth ALIVE!
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Wisdom & Realness from TNT Youth Leaders
Posted April 20, 2020
TNT on KPFA’s Upfront - TNT youth leaders Greg and Jac kie were interviewed on KPFA Radio’s UpFront program in March to talk about life for young people in East Oakland during the shelter-in-place era.
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Free Online Legislative Briefing on April 21
Posted April 8, 2020
What’s the Talk in Sacramento? Youth ALIVE! Policy and Advocacy Manager Gabriel Garcia will speak live from Sacramento via Zoom on Tuesday afternoon, April 21st at 4 p.
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Making our Healing Work Reimbursable
Posted March 18, 2020
Intervention is Healing - Violence is a public health issue. The best way to prevent or reduce violence, and to sustain that reduction is to treat violence as an epidemic, to pay attention to those who suffer, to heal the trauma that acts like a virus in its rapid and virulent spread.
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We've gone virtual, for now
Posted March 13, 2020
A COVID-19 announcement - Dear Community, On March 13th, (when OUSD schools closed), all non-essential Youth ALIVE! activities moved to remote and virtual platforms.
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Basketball for Fun and Safety
Posted March 12, 2020
In the Midnight Hour: Hoops - Coach Omari Sinclair’s Midnight Basketball team was 3 - 2. This year, for the first time, Oakland held a midnight basketball league in winter.
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When Families of Homicide Victims are Denied Aid
Posted March 12, 2020
Help for Grieving Mothers - A bill in the State Assembly’s current session seeks to help more families of homicide victims obtain financial assistance to pay for funerals and other expenses in the aftermath of violence.
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Kerr, Curry and Thompson Hear About Violence Reduction
Posted March 11, 2020
Warriors Back in The Town - L to R: YA!’s Doral Myles and Paris Davis, Warrior Klay Thompson, YA’s Ricardo Garcia-Acosta and John Torres.
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