Youth ALIVE!

🌟 The Power of Violence Prevention 🌟 This recent Oaklandside article highlights the incredible impact of Youth ALIVE!’s Teens on Target (TNT) program, which is helping transform the lives of young leaders in City of Oakland. Programs like TNT are crucial—they don’t just change lives, they often save lives by empowering youth to break cycles of violence and build safer communities. It's for reasons like this, and more, that voting #YESonMeasureNN is so important. Supporting violence prevention programs ensures a safer future for all of us. Read more about our youth leaders and the difference they're making: https://lnkd.in/gnpY_dh4 #YouthALIVE #TeensOnTarget #ViolencePrevention #MeasureNN #YouthEmpowerment #CommunityHealing #OaklandLeadership

🌟 Gratitude Post! 🌟 A huge THANK YOU to our incredible Board President, Sarah Chavez-Yoell—an alum of our Teens on Target program—and fellow Board Member, Rafael Vaquerano, MPH, for co-hosting a fantastic house party in support of Youth ALIVE! 🎉 The evening was filled with compelling stories from our youth leaders, as well as inspiring words from: 🗣️ Antoine Towers, one of our dedicated Violence Interrupters 🏫 Phelisha Safford, our school-based Violence Interrupter Your generosity and passion helped shine a light on the life-changing impact of the work we do together. We’re incredibly grateful for your commitment to uplifting our mission and supporting efforts to prevent violence and promote healing in our community. We couldn't ask for better partners in this journey—thank you for your leadership and dedication! 🙏 #YouthALIVE #CommunitySupport #ViolencePrevention #TeensOnTarget #BoardLeadership #Gratitude #HealingCommunities

🌼✨ Youth ALIVE! is excited to partner with East Side Arts Alliance for a vibrant celebration of community, culture, and tradition at the annual Día de Los Muertos event! 📅 Saturday, November 2 🕑 2-6 PM 📍 ESAA Garage Lot, 2310 E. 12th Street, Oakland, CA Our Youth ALIVE! team will be there in full force with: 🎨 Face Painting Station 🚗 Lowrider Display 🌭 Grill Crew serving up hot dogs and links 🗣️ Outreach about our services This free community event will also feature: 🌟 Altar Installations 🎶 Drummers & Speakers 🎨 Art Demos & Installations 🚘 Car Expo 🥘 Delicious free food We’re thrilled to co-create this special event and invite everyone to join us for an afternoon filled with art, connection, and celebration. Let us know if you have any questions—we’d love to see you there! 😊 #DíadelosMuertos #YouthALIVE #EastSideArtsAlliance #Community #Culture #OaklandEvents

What better way to celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth than by highlighting the incredible work of our very own John Torres, LMFT  (JT), Youth Alive!’s Deputy Director! JT was invited to The White House to share his expertise in the official White House Roundtable on Addressing Gun Violence in Latino Communities! His dedication to violence prevention and commitment to uplifting communities truly embodies the spirit of leadership. Representation matters, and we couldn’t be prouder of you, JT! #HispanicHeritageMonth #RepresentationMatters #YouthAlive #GunViolencePrevention #LatinoLeadership #PublicHealth #CommunityImpact

✨ A heartfelt thank you to the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Community for graciously hosting Youth ALIVE! and giving us the opportunity to share our life-saving work in violence prevention, intervention, and healing. It was an inspiring and impactful day featuring powerful stories from Alia Glover, Damari Marsh, Janiesha Grisham, and MaryAnn Alvarado, who each play a vital role in driving our mission forward. 💪 We are so grateful for your support and for helping us amplify the voices and efforts of those working tirelessly to create safer communities. Together, we are making a difference! 🌟 To learn more about Youth Alive! and our work, visit www.youthalive.org. #YouthAlive #CommunityImpact #ViolencePrevention #Oakland #PublicHealth #EndGunViolence

IMPORTANT: Ballots were mailed today. 1)Measure NN will be the single most important source of funding for violence prevention programs in Oakland for the next 9 years. 2)If Measure NN does not pass, Oakland will lose millions of dollars in funding for essential violence prevention, intervention, and healing programs like Youth ALIVE!’s Caught in the Crossfire, Violence Interruption, and Khadafy Washington homicide response program, meaning thousands of Oakland victims will lose critical support to prevent and help heal from violence. 3) Additionally, Measure NN will fund a comprehensive public safety approach to improve 911 response and support violence prevention programs that serve youth and victims of violence crime to ensure Oakland will have an all hands on deck approach to creating real community safety. As Oakland heals from a historic spike in violence, now is the time to double down on our investments in public safety to effectively continue the double digit percentage reduction in shootings and homicides we are experiencing right now. Youth ALIVE!’s life-saving programs are made possible through previous Measure NN funding initiatives. That’s why we need voters to recognize the incredible opportunity Measure NN will provide to invest in real community safety by increasing support for proven violence prevention programs like Youth ALIVE!’s that keep our youth out of jail and off the streets, connect community members with employment assistance, help Oakland high schoolers graduate, and provide critical mental health services to victims and survivors of violence. One of the most important ways you can give to Youth ALIVE! is to make sure Measure NN passes. Calls to action: *Show your support with a lawn sign! Coordinate with Alia Glover aglover@youthalive.org to pick up a lawn sign at Youth ALIVE!’s offices (or have one delivered to your residence) *Share with your neighbors and networks in Oakland why funding Youth ALIVE! through Measure NN is important to you. https://lnkd.in/gxccCy8q

Tickets on sale now for the event of the season: Free Your Mind: An Evening of Art, Culture, and Conversation benefiting Youth ALIVE! at The Crucible. Purchase tickets now, you won't want to miss this! https://lnkd.in/gZteNZN3

Our visionary leader Joseph Griffin, DrPH on how we can prevent gun violence with health-focused solutions. Watch and share.

 Welcome back, Liz Torres Chavez! Our incredible Office Manager, Liz, has just returned from her well-deserved sabbatical, and we couldn’t be more excited to have her back in action!   Liz brings so much heart and dedication to everything she does at Youth Alive!, and we are grateful for her leadership and care. At Youth Alive!, we believe in investing in our team’s well-being. Sabbaticals offer our staff the vital time to rest, reset, and recharge—ensuring we can continue showing up for our community with full hearts and clear minds. #YouthAlive #TeamWellness #RestAndRecharge #StaffAppreciation #CommunityCare

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