510 Reasons for Hope
Posted May 11, 2022
Our Very Good 510 Day - A message to our friends, from Lauren, Anne, Carlos, Mike, Gabe, Paris, Juan, Jim, Caheri and the entire YA!
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It's National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Posted April 26, 2022
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.
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YA! Staff Back in Sac
Posted April 6, 2022
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.
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TNT Youth Leaders Meet Policymakers
Posted April 5, 2022
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.
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KQED looks at the surge in violence
Posted March 9, 2022
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.
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Hope in a Time of Pain
Posted March 8, 2022
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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Victim Compensation Gave Out Less
Posted March 8, 2022
More claims rejected - YA!’s Jasmine Hardison Guardian reporters spoke with Khadafy Washington Project Manager Jasmine Hardison about the crucial role victims compensation plays in helping survivors of violence heal and get their lives back together:
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Survivors' Voices Raised in Sacramento
Posted March 1, 2022
Safety Now Rally’s Call to Action - It is true that Oakland has endured more than five decades of gun and gang violence that has destroyed lives, futures, communities, neighborhoods and the city’s reputation.
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The Surge & the Future of Violence Prevention
Posted March 1, 2022
No Going Back - YA! Violence Interrupter Antoine Towers addresses rally As Oakland’s surge in gun violence continues, an informative February article in the San Francisco Chronicle looks at its possible causes, and ways to address it, from multiple perspectives, including law enforcement and community-based prevention programs like ours.
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Youth ALIVE in Year-End Media
Posted January 10, 2022
YA! Staff on Oakland’s Violent Year - YA! Violence Interrupter Antoine Towers As 2021 came to a close and the media sought to summarize a year of increased violence in Oakland and beyond, reporters sought out Youth ALIVE!
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