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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TNT youth leader Greg Hampton on gun violence crisis
Posted February 19, 2020
An Urgent Plea from TNT - Gregory Hampton, right, in San Diego at the Team Enough Summit with friend and fellow TNT youth leader, Jaymes Fitzpatrick.
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Cure Violence founder on treating violence as an epidemic
Posted January 31, 2020
YA! & Caught in the Crossfire cited: Hundreds of studies have now demonstrated this contagious nature – even across many types of violence.
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Youth ALIVE! and our Director recognized by Oakland Magazine
Posted December 20, 2019
Among 6 Nonprofit Leaders in Oakland: From Giving Back: Six Local Nonprofit Leaders Making a Big Difference - YA! Executive Director Anne Marks addresses the conference of the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (NNHVIP)
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State Assembly Panel Comes to Oakland
Posted December 18, 2019
Testimony on violence & mental health: Oakland experts on the impact of violence on youth mental health. A report from Gabriel Garcia, YA!
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YA!'s Nicky MacCallum's Assembly testimony: the affects of gun violence on youth mental health
Posted December 18, 2019
Expert Testimony In December, Youth ALIVE!’s Counseling Services Director Nicky MacCallum testified at a State Assembly hearing on the impact of gun violence on youth mental health.
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Our "Unsung Heroes" recognized in The Guardian
Posted December 13, 2019
Executive Director publishes Op Ed The unsung heroes of Oakland’s drastic decline in gun homicides. Gun violence is a health crisis.
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