Oakland is The Town, and a Village Youth ALIVE! staff with Councilmember Reid. In a Day of Action organized by Oakland District 7 Councilmember Treva Reid, service organizations from across the city spread out up and down eight blocks of International Boulevard yesterday to engage the community and to raise awareness of available assistance and support for everything from housing to violence prevention.
Read More...A Season of Change at Youth ALIVE! It is with anticipation and appreciation that the Board of Directors announces Anne Marks’s upcoming departure as Executive Director of Youth ALIVE!
Read More...Rep. Lee Meets with YA! Clients, Staff - Rep. Lee with YA! Violence Interrupters Eric Adams (l) and Doral Myles.
Read More...The State Takes Action on Gun Violence During Grim Time, California Assembly Generates Hope Through Passage of Violence Prevention Bills Legislation includes groundbreaking bill that covers violence prevention services under Medicaid
Read More...Our Very Good 510 Day - A message to our friends, from Lauren, Anne, Carlos, Mike, Gabe, Paris, Juan, Jim, Caheri and the entire YA!
Read More...For Victims’ Rights, Access & Equity! Yvette Mora (Far right) and Jessica Segura (far left) who are crisis responders with our Khadafy Washington Project, here pictured at the Survivors Speak event at the State Capital in Sacramento.
Read More...Advocacy for a Victim Recovery Support - See the testimony here. Traumatized victims should have access to the crucial healing work of violence prevention professionals like those on the staffs of our programs.
Read More...Oakland Youth Voices Heard - Last week, our Teens on Target (TNT) Youth Leaders and our Policy and Advocacy Director Gabriel Garcia met with State elected officials to discuss the need for violence prevention programs.
Read More...Relationships Over Politics YA!’s KWP brings hope, help and healing to families of Oakland homicide victims. All of our programs, whether for violence prevention, intervention or healing, rely on building positive, trusting relationships with the people we serve.
Read More...Respond with Hope - From a speech given last month in Sacramento in which Youth ALIVE! Policy & Advocacy Director Gabriel Garcia spoke about our work.
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