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YA! Names New Executive Director

Berkeley DrPH is YA!’s New ED – Oakland’s nationally recognized, anchor community organization for violence prevention, intervention and healing appoints the third permanent Executive Director in […]

Announcing our new Executive Director

Introducing Dr. Joseph Griffin Dear Friends of Youth ALIVE!, Today, we are writing to share the exciting news that our Board of Directors has appointed Youth […]

Leadership Transition

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 […]

Youth ALIVE in Year-End Media

YA! Staff on Oakland’s Violent Year – As 2021 came to a close and the media sought to summarize a year of increased violence in Oakland […]

YA! ED Anne Marks on Surge in Violence

SF Chronicle looks at surge – This San Francisco Chronicle piece by reporter Susie Neilson includes vast amounts of historic and national data on gun violence […]

YA! ED in LA Times Op-Ed

Op-Ed calls for prevention spending Political columnist George Skelton had written a strong call for California Democrats to spend more tax revenue on community violence prevention […]

A New Vision for Public Safety

Community Violence Prevention In the Guardian, Youth ALIVE! Executive Director Anne Marks, Intervention Director Kyndra Simmons, Man Up! Inc founder AT Mitchell, and Cure Violence CEO […]

Making our Healing Work Reimbursable

Intervention is Healing – Violence is a public health issue. The best way to prevent or reduce violence, and to sustain that reduction is to treat […]