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.
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Did you miss it? On August 18, 2025, Youth ALIVE! Executive Director Joseph Griffin, DrPH joined a powerful panel at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs to talk about one of the most urgent public health crises of our time: gun violence.
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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%. This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a shift with life-saving implications.
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Community Violence Intervention Works. Fund It.
Today, Youth ALIVE! joined forces with national and local leaders in public health and justice reform to sound the alarm: Community Violence Intervention (CVI) works—and it must be funded.
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Dozens of California violence prevention and victim service programs, including ones to protect survivors of domestic violence and end sexual abuse in jails and prisons, are facing devastating cuts after the Trump administration abruptly pulled funding from them.
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Youth ALIVE! saves lives and works for systems change.
On April 8th, Youth ALIVE! showed up at the State Capitol to fight for victims and survivors. Our Policy and Advocacy Director, Gabriel Garcia, testified in support of AB1100, a bill that would remove barriers to Victim of Crime benefits.
The bill was heard and the Assembly Public Safety Committee and lawmakers approved the bill to move forward, a key first step!
This is a crucial step toward making sure all communities like Oakland get the healing support they deserve.
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The Trump administration abruptly cut funds to Bay Area violence prevention groups this week.
The Department of Justice has summarily cut hundreds of federal grants that channeled $811 million to community organizations doing violence prevention work and helping victims of domestic and sexual violence. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the funds were an example of “wasteful spending.”
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A number of nonprofit safety and victims organizations tell CBS News they are being stripped of federal grant funding by the Department of Justice. One of the organizations, the National Center for Victims of Crime, said it will have to shutter its hotline service for crime victims as early as Friday due to the funding reduction.
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Hundreds of millions of federal grant dollars meant to prevent and respond to gun violence, opioid addiction and support victims of violent crimes were cut this week by the Trump administration. The US department of justice emailed more than 350 organizations on Tuesday to tell them that the promised funding was being terminated. According to a termination notice shared with the Guardian, the Department of Justice said the money was rescinded because it “no longer effectuates Department priorities”.
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Youth ALIVE! is honored to have been selected as one of the winners of the Catalyst Award at this year’s East Bay Innovation Awards hosted by the East Bay Economic Development Alliance. Congratulations to our fellow winners and honorees. This award is recognition in honor of our dedication to creating outcomes for equity and advancement, and for our many efforts in driving invaluable innovations within the East Bay and contributing to economic success of the Golden State. It was wonderful to share in the excitement with YA! Board Members Sarah Chavez-Yoell and Tracy Jensen MBA MPH and to connect with our friends and partners. Our Director of Development and Communications Lauren Greenberg along with Associate Director John Torres, LMFT attended and accepted the award on behalf of YA!.
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