YA Intervention Manager on Community-Driven Solutions to Violence
Posted June 20, 2019
Ricardo on the Radio
Our Intervention Manager Ricardo Garcia-Acosta spoke with the Real News Network, Baltimore, and as always did a great job of informing the world about what is happening in Oakland to prevent violence and support victims. The interview was in response to a new Guardian series examining a decline in violence in the Bay Area. You can read the inaugural installment of the Guardian series here. Read a transcript of Ricardo’s interesting informative conversation here.
Kyndra Simmons, DiShawn Barnett, Sen. Nancy Skinner and Carlos Jackson in Sacramento
Youth ALIVE! is proud to announce its selection as a 2019 California Nonprofit of the Year by California State Senator Nancy Skinner. Intervention Director Kyndra Simmons, Intervention Specialist Carlos Jackson and Pathways participant DiShawn Barnett traveled to Sacramento in June to be honored by their state senator and assembly members during a celebration luncheon as part of California Nonprofits Day.
The California Senate, Assembly and Governor are preparing the state budget now. Please call ASAP.
The California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) grant program was created is California’s only dedicated source of state support for community-based violence reduction strategies like the Prevention, Intervention and Healing programs of Youth ALIVE!. Despite the enormous need across our state, there is only $9 Million in this program, while California spends over $11 BILLION on the prison system. We need more, we deserve more, and now is the time to make your voice heard.
Teens on Target youth leaders Gregory Hampton and Jaymes Fitzpatrick, juniors – and best friends – at Castlemont High School in East Oakland, traveled recently to a student summit on gun violence in San Diego. They spoke for Oakland.
Youth ALIVE! knows that in order to achieve our goals of a safe, equitable and just community, we need to change the conditions we live in. This is why Youth ALIVE! strongly supports the following bills in 2019. Check our legislative advocacy page for updates.
As part of the ongoing national conversation around gun violence, brought to the forefront with the anniversary of the Parkland School shooting, NPR produced this documentary. The film offers teens from different backgrounds a platform to share their thoughts, fears and stories. This collaboration is another one in which Youth ALIVE!’s TNT students stepped up to the plate.
