Youth ALIVE!'s annual breakfast fundraiser to kick-off 510 Day
Posted February 2, 2024
Join Youth ALIVE! on Friday, May 10th for our annual celebration of Oakland on 510 Day, benefiting the life-saving programs of Youth ALIVE!
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Event Alert! Healing Gun Violence in Latinx Communities
Posted November 10, 2023
Join Youth ALIVE!, in partnership with the Kapor Center, for an engaging conversation on the many ways Youth ALIVE! provides culturally-relevant support to Latino families who have been impacted by gun violence.
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Holiday Gift Drive for YA! Client Families
Posted November 10, 2023
Help Youth ALIVE!s client families have a festive holiday season! This year, Youth ALIVE! is hosting a holiday gift drive to collect new, unwrapped gifts for children and families of all ages to distribute during the month of December.
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Ask CA to Fund Violence Prevention
Posted September 13, 2023
Ask CA to Fund Violence Prevention ** Our bill to fund violence prevention, AB 28, is on Governor Newsom’s Desk**
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Associate Director Torres talks empathy and the road ahead
Posted August 9, 2023
A young life forever altered Many of you will have heard about the 8-year-old shot on 580 in July. He was left paralyzed from the waist down.
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A Very Oakland Life: Loss, Healing and Courage
Posted August 8, 2023
Kesse’s story Many members of the staff at Youth ALIVE! are survivors of violence. Some have been shot. Others have lost cherished loved ones to gun violence in Oakland.
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How we break the cycle of violence
Posted August 8, 2023
YA! staff in Bay City News article When the public, civic leaders or the media seek insight into how gun violence affects our city and our community, they often turn to Youth ALIVE!
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It’s our new annual report!
Posted August 8, 2023
Hometown Heroes - We are thrilled to release Hometown Heroes, our annual report for 2022-2023, celebrating the amazing work and powerful commitment of our staff and our clients.
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Guardian Piece Traces Youth ALIVE! Impact, Influence
Posted June 7, 2023
YA!’s Impact in Focus in Guardian - Youth Alive, whose methods are now used around the country, first developed the hospital-based approach to gun violence more than 30 years ago in Oakland.
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CBS Looks at YA!'s Work with Oakland Youth
Posted May 30, 2023
TNT Youth Leader & YA! ED Speak After an eye-opening news conference held last week at which Oakland’s acting police chief discussed a surge in violence and a rash of burglaries in the city, CBS Bay Area looked at what community groups like Youth ALIVE!
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