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.
Read More...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:
Read More...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.
Read More...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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