Is This Our Most Innovative Program?
Healing’s Ripple Effect All Youth ALIVE! programs are about healing and innovation. And our Counseling Services may be our most innovative program of all. These […]
Frontline Healers: Nicky reflects on Women’s History Month
Check out the entire series: Nina, Kyndra, Paris, Carlos, and Nicky. Celebrating Our Women Leaders – Nicky MacCallum, Counseling Services Director: “For me, the first […]
YA! Experts Advise Biden-Harris Transition Team
Open Ears at the Top – Prior to January’s Presidential Inauguration, several Youth ALIVE! staff members were invited to address members of the Biden-Harris transition team […]
State Assembly Panel Comes to Oakland
Testimony on violence & mental health: A report from Gabriel Garcia, YA! Advocacy Manager – In December, Teens on Target youth leaders and Youth ALIVE! staff […]
YA!’s Nicky MacCallum’s Assembly testimony: the affects of gun violence on youth mental health
Expert Testimony In December, Youth ALIVE!’s Counseling Services Director Nicky MacCallum testified at a State Assembly hearing on the impact of gun violence on youth mental […]
A Call to Protect California Students
Youth ALIVE! joins 120 other organizations to demand sanctuary, safety and protection for California students Sanctuary for Students Urged Demands and recommendations for protecting California’s young […]
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 […]