Youth Alive! is an Oakland-based organization that is focused on breaking the cycle of violence through prevention, intervention, healing and advocacy. Founded in 1991, Youth Alive! has a school-based prevention curriculum—Teens on Target—that reaches thousands of middle school students across Oakland annually and is focused on providing tools for conflict resolution and education on violence prevention. They provide violence interruption and bed-side support at three area hospitals through their Violence Interruption services and Caught in the Crossfire programs which offer case management focused on ensuring wounded youth have the resources they need to stabilize and heal.
Youth Alive also provides support to families who have experienced a death related to gun violence and provide ongoing counseling services to clients. Frontline staff are members of the communities they serve.
