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  • KTVU 2 Fox News | Dir. Comms & Development Talks Empathy with Jana Katsuyama

    Posted September 12, 2025

    “Violence is inherently a trauma—and not all violence looks the same.” — Lauren Greenberg, Youth ALIVE! Following the recent on-air shooting of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk, our Director of Development & Communications, Lauren Greenberg, spoke with KTVU’s Jana Katsuyama to offer a public-health lens on how acts of violence ripple through communities—especially when witnessed in real time or replayed across media.

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  • El Timpano | Preventing the next tragedy: Senseless killings and the Oakland-based organization trying to fight them.

    Posted September 11, 2025

    “I didn’t think that this violence was gonna find me right here in the United States.” — Coach Javier Arango, Youth ALIVE!

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  • The Oaklandside Podcast | Stopping Gun Violence in Oakland

    Posted September 11, 2025

    🔊 New Podcast Alert: Oaklandside’s Tasneem Raja sat down with Roselyn Romero to dive into what it really looks like to prevent gun violence in Oakland—and the conversation is deeply inspiring.

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  • The Oaklandside | How East Oakland Teens are Breaking The Cycle of Gun & Gang Violence

    Posted August 22, 2025

    Teens on Target Open House Last week, Youth ALIVE! hosted a special Teens on Target (TNT) Open House, offering a firsthand look at how Oakland high school youth are leading the way in violence prevention.

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  • Executive Director Joe Griffin , CA Attorney General Rob Bonta at Commonwealth Club

    Posted August 18, 2025

    Community at the Center: Youth ALIVE!’s Voice at the Commonwealth Club on the Future of Gun Violence Prevention Did you miss it?

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  • KPIX News CBS Bay Area-Oakland's Violence, Crime Rates Dropping Joe Griffin Interviewed

    Posted August 13, 2025

    Oakland Is Seeing Real Progress in Public Safety—Let’s Keep Going Oakland is making strides—and the numbers prove it. In a powerful recent interview on KPIX | CBS San Francisco/Bay Area, our Executive Director Joseph Griffin, DrPH, joined reporter Lauren Toms to reflect on a hopeful trend: violent crime is down 29% in the first half of 2025, and homicides have dropped by 21%.

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  • Youth ALIVE!, The HAVI, and NICJR Host Oakland Press Conference

    Posted May 7, 2025

    Community Violence Intervention Works. Fund It. Today, Youth ALIVE! joined forces with national and local leaders in public health and justice reform to sound the alarm: Community Violence Intervention (CVI) works—and it must be funded.

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  • Cal Matters | Trump cuts millions in CA crime prevention grants

    Posted April 30, 2025

    Dozens of California violence prevention and victim service programs, including ones to protect survivors of domestic violence and end sexual abuse in jails and prisons, are facing devastating cuts after the Trump administration abruptly pulled funding from them.

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  • Victim Compensation Reform Moves Forward After YA Testimony

    Posted April 30, 2025

    Youth ALIVE! saves lives and works for systems change. On April 8th, Youth ALIVE! showed up at the State Capitol to fight for victims and survivors.

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  • San Francisco Chronicle | Sudden Trump Cuts leave Bay Area violence prevention groups reeling

    Posted April 28, 2025

    (An Excerpt) The Trump administration abruptly cut funds to Bay Area violence prevention groups this week. The Department of Justice has summarily cut hundreds of federal grants that channeled $811 million to community organizations doing violence prevention work and helping victims of domestic and sexual violence.

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