From Parkland to Oakland
Our Annual Report 2017-2018 The report we release today, Listening to Our Youth: From Parkland to Oakland, lists results from all of our programs. It includes two […]
YA!’s Violence Prevention Programs Featured
San Francisco Magazine With murders up, the police force depleted, and a mayor under threat of recall, 2011 was a very bad year for Oakland. To […]
The Hidden Trauma of Living in Fear – YA on MSNBC
MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry interviewed Kyndra Simmons, Youth ALIVE’s Caught in the Crossfire Program Manager about PTSD being diagnosed in Oakland’s children. Aired December 15, 2015. See the full […]
Essence Magazine: Youth ALIVE! Intervention Specialists Featured
ESSENCE MAGAZINE After a young Oakland mother was shot in front of her kids, one of her first visitors was Youth ALIVE! intervention specialist Rafael Vasquez. Soon […]
Success Story: From Victim to Community Leader
In 2008, Caheri Gutierrez, a young model from one of Oakland’s most dangerous neighborhoods, was shot in her beautiful face and nearly killed in a drive-by. […]
Doctors Recommend PTSD Screening for Civlians
NBC NEWS Youth ALIVE!’s Caught in the Crossfire client Jean Eason, Intervention Specialist Ray Estrada and Executive Director, Anne Marks were featured on NBC News. The […]
Delays for Paramedics Draw Criticism in Oakland
NEW YORK TIMES By SHOSHANA WALTER DEC. 17, 2011 Gunshots cracked the air on a sunny morning as two men led a group of high school […]
After 20 years, Youth Alive continues its fight to end gun violence among Oakland’s young people
OAKLAND NORTH By Amina Waheed Posted November 29, 2011 11:07 am Over 22 years ago, Deane Calhoun sat in a meeting that would forever change her life and […]