News

We ask Biden to declare violence as a Public Health Emergency

Posted December 13, 2022

Our Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra -

Youth ALIVE! has long advocated for leaders and policymakers to view gun violence as a public health issue. We have called for the mustering of public health resources, approaches and expertise to reduce violence and heal the individual and community trauma violence causes and that, unattended, can lead to further violence. In November, Youth ALIVE!,  Mayor Libby Schaff, Roots Community Health Center, Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety, the Community Justice Action Fund and the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention together signed a letter to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, imploring him to urge the Biden Administration to declare gun violence a national public health emergency. Read the text of the letter:

YA! Advocacy Director at DC Summit

Posted December 13, 2022

YA!’s National Profile Grows -

YA! Staff, Clients in NY Times, SF Chron, Guardian -

Posted October 13, 2022

YA! in Times, Chronicle, Guardian

In an October 5th, 2022, article, The Guardian considers new FBI statistics on homicides and looks specifically at recent killings in Oakland, speaking with survivors Youth ALIVE! is working with.

Youth ALIVE! Staff Speak on Oakland Violence

Posted October 5, 2022

Media, Leaders turn to Youth ALIVE! -

The last two weeks have been particularly trying for Oakland. All of Youth ALIVE!’s resources have been deployed in the community to support students, families, teachers, and schools, to mitigate further violence, and bring the community together to heal.

Healed People Heal People

Posted August 22, 2022

Youth ALIVE!’s Annual Report 2021-2022 -

Filled with stories, pictures and program results, this year’s report is really all about the difficult task of healing after violence, and the many things our programs and staff do to help people and our city heal. Because we know that, while violence leads to more violence, healing is also contagious. We see it every day; as our clients who came to us traumatized by an act of violence begin to regain their health and wholeness, they begin to help others do the same. Healed people heal people. Those are the stories you will find in this report from our staff, so many of whom have themselves been hurt by gun violence.

YA! and A Day of Action in Oakland

Posted July 29, 2022

Oakland is The Town, and a Village

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.

Leadership Transition

Posted June 29, 2022

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!.

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A Visit from Barbara Lee

Posted June 7, 2022

Rep. Lee Meets with YA! Clients, Staff -

Action > Thoughts and Prayers

Posted May 27, 2022

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

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! staff and board: