Annual Report 2013-2014
Thank You Without our funders, donors and supporters Youth ALIVE! would not be able to have such a great impact. We are grateful for your contribution. Abbey and Harvey Kletz Abigail Kaster Adil Vilogorac Adrian Gomez-Zavala Ajuan Mance Alice and Stephen Goodman Alicia Brite Alisa Dewys Alison Teeman Andrea Beltran Andrea Osgood Angela Jenkins Anna Realini Anna Taliaferro Anne Corcos Anne Mudge and James MiƩelberger Anthony Harazin Ari Langer Avy JeƩer Barbara Bernstein Beatrice and Paul Koehn Bethanne Doyle and Anna Kingsley Betsy Nevins BeƩy and Raymond Bogucki Beverley Polt Bronwon Mauch Cari Napoles Carol Carman Carole Alter Carrie LaMastus Catharine Luca Catherine Mclane Cathy Markey Charles Rath Cherril Jackson Cheryl Taufa
Chris and Amy Marks Christopher Gaither Christopher Vernon Constance Young Courtney Brown Darlene Thomas David and Cynthia Durant David Hurt David Irving Deborah Yaffe Debra Barnes Dionne Carter Donna and Robert Oliver Donna Enright Dorothy Walker Dorothy Watkin Douglas and Toni Rubardt Ebony Onoh Edward Gerber and Joyce Meyer Eileen Denny Alexander Elaine Zahnd Eleanor Leith Hill Elizabeth Balderston Elizabeth Barbier Elizabeth Minkler and Elizabeth Bollwinkel Elizabeth Schaaf Ellen Schwerin Eric Breitbard Erin Cashier Erin Coburn Erin ScoƩ Evelyn Thorne Fabiola MadalengoiƟa
Frances Davis Francine Leonard Gabriela Nunez Gail and Paul Koretz Gale Madyun Gerald and Francis Olmsted Gerald Wolfe Gina Gemello Giovanni Centeno Grace FreƩer Gregory Linden and Pamela Dernham Griffin Dix Heather and Dan Hanly Helen and John Neville Helen Nicholas Howard and Pamela Hatayama Isaak Brown Jacqueline and Richard Haber James BeƩs James Fousekis James Kegebein James Shartel and Tai Hua Chen Jamie Jackson Janet Tam and Christopher Ratcliff Jason Moore Jean and Lewis Mudge Jeff Kahn Jeffery Goodspeed Jeffrey Akeley Jennifer and Stephen Nomura Jessica Rollolazo Jim O’Brien and Terri Bogucki JoAnn Marks
Jodie Berger Joe and Carol Neil Joel Fein and Victoria Levin John Balmes and Sherri Katz John Kusakabe John Patrick Dooley Joseph Bunker Julia Guy Julianne and Schuyler Rumsey Kaia Waltz Karen and Jeffrey Banks Karen Labinger Karen PaƩerson Karin Ringersma Keith Carson Kenneth and Kelly Dirks Kerri Campbell Kevin Woodson Kimberly Grandberry Kisha Jackson La’Ban Wade II Larry Dulma LaShawn Chatmon LeseƩe MarƟnez Lesley Swain Linda Purkiss Linda Shiozaki Lindsay Simmons Linnea Ashley Linsey Goodwin Lisa and Paul Hammon Lisa Macalka Lisa Root Lisa Twomey Lisa Wild Logan and Eve De Ley
Lonnie and Nathalie Reed LoreƩa Graziano Breuning Louise and Basam Elias Luis and Kara Montes Mabel Lam Mailee Wang Marcy Bergman and David Durham Marcy and Richard Swain Marilyn Harris Marla Becker and Daniel Lipton Marni Kemp Marris Schambelan Megan Nielsen Melba Santos Melissa Bayne Melissa Oehler Meredith Melville Michael and Elayne Isaacs Michael and Tonia McKinnie Michael Sowle and Sue Danne Michael Tigges and Susan Jacobson Michael Ubell and Paula Hawthorn Michaela Hayes Mike Nieto Mike Wong and Daniel Tsao Moises MarƟnez Monica Lamboy Monica Vaughan Monique Liburd My Le Thach Naneen Karraker Narsai David
Natalie Van Tassel Neil and Sharin Smelser Nicole Bryson Nicole Lee Nicole Slovinec Oliver Staley Oscar and Rosario Cisneros P Delaluna Page Tomblin Pamela and Anthony Schwarz Pamela Zelnick and Mark Stuhr Patrick Finley PauleƩe and William Muir Peter Marks Peter Straus Peter Van Wesep Peter VanoosƟng Philip von Furtenberg Phillip Chang Querido Galdo Rachel Davis Randi Smith Rebecca Brewer Renato Almanzor Richard Bunce and Deane Calhoun Rick and Marianne Brown Robbie and Leslie Marks Robert and Gertrude Allen Robert Brush and Susanne Schuster Robert and Michele Davenport Roland Brandel
Ronald Reƫg-Zicchi Roy Ford and Cindy Hill Sallie BlyƩ Sally Hamilton Sally McGrath Sandra Der Sarah Carson Seth and Jyothi Marbin Sharmila Grant Sharon Rose Sheila Morrin Shiv and Shobha Bajaj Stanley and Constance Weisner Sue Levin Ted and Patricia ManiaƟs Terri Waller Thomas Chen Thomas and Laurel Trent Tom Watson V.V. Krishnan Vernon Williams III Wendy Lichtman William Ellis Zandra Leduff Alameda County Health Care Services Agency/ Measure A Alameda County ProbaƟon Department Alameda County Public Health Department Alameda Health System
Apple Inc. Employee Matching Barbara and Donald Jonas Family Fund Bocanova Restaurant Bunker & Company LLP The California Endowment Catholic ChariƟes of the East Bay The California Wellness FoundaƟon Chi Omega AssociaƟon Children's Support League of the East Bay City of Oakland Human Services Department/ Oakland Unite The Clorox Company FoundaƟon The Crescent Porter Hale FoundaƟon Drexel University, School of Public Health Ethnic Arts Gallery Google Inc. Employee Matching Hartley Family FoundaƟon Kaiser Permanente East Bay Area Community Benefit Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Community Benefit Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable FoundaƟon
Laurel FoundaƟon The Mental Insight FoundaƟon Oaklandish Office of Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson Office of Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley The San Francisco FoundaƟon SuƩer Health/Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Community Benefit Thomas J. Long FoundaƟon van Löben Sels/ RembeRock FoundaƟon West Davis & Bergard FoundaƟon
Thank you for helping us save lives!! Our Goal for Next Year: Reach More Youth Last year t he re we re 1 3 O U SD m iddl e sc hoo ls wit h 7 , 5 3 2 stu dents Ou r cap acit y : TN T is at only 6 m iddl e sc hoo ls wit h 1 , 9 0 0 stu dents. 3 0 2 yo uth we re t reate d for gun sh ot or stab wound s l ast year Ou r cap acit y : Ca ught in the Cros sfi re se r ves only 1 08. T he re were 9 1 ho mic ide s in 20 13 ; 1 3 1 in 2 0 12 . Ou r cap acit y : KW P is fund ed to s er ve only 8 5.
Our value:
Relentlessness
“Never, never, never give up.” - Winston Churchill
Teens on Target Over 2,000 young people in Oakland are safer this year because of you! Our Teens on Target (TNT) violence prevenƟon youth leadership program trains peer educators who teach workshops about gun, gang, family and domesƟc violence, provides case management and mental health linkage to support their growth, and engages them in advocacy for policies to reduce violence.
AŌer compleƟng the TNT program or parƟcipaƟng in the 6 session workshops, youth changed their minds about violence!
87% Fewer students believe they are safer with a 79% gun than without one Fewer students believed that it is some mes okay 68% to hit your girlfriend/boyfriend. Have helped resolve a conflict that otherwise would have ended in a fight.
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Just $198 pays to train a Youth Leader
Our Value: Innovative Leadership “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” - Mar n Luther King, Jr.
Caught in the Crossfire Caught in the CrossďŹ re (CIC) is the na5on's ďŹ rst hospital-based violence interven5on program. We provide intensive trauma-informed case management and mental health services to young people immediately aNer they’ve been violently injured and/or released from deten5on, in order to prevent retalia5on, re-injury and arrest.
Client Outcomes
Because of you CIC served 206 youth in Oakland!
91 Hospital cases
73
Juvenile Justice Center cases
99% 96% were not reinjured
were not rearrested
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received mental health services
received counseling
“Jamila”, a 15-year-old girl living in West Oakland was arrested for loitering in a public place with the intent to commit pros5tu5on. ANer being referred to CIC, and working with case manager Tammy Cloud, Jamila began to open up about what she had been feeling. She lost her mother at a very young age, and was having a tough 5me processing the loss. She was a great student un5l her mother passed which is when her grades started to drop and she was no longer able to par5cipate in sports. Within a 3 month period, Jamila’s a*endance improved, her GPA went from a 1.5 to a 2.6 she started playing basketball again, agreed to therapy and the judge took her off GPS ankle monitoring. Although her case is closed, Tammy remains in contact with Jamila who con5nues to make progress.
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Since I’ve been working with my case manager, I’ve learned that I have greater strength in areas in which I did not know I have.
Just $3,600 pays to enroll one youth in CIC Our Value: Courage “Courage is the most important virtue of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t prac ce any other virtue consistently.” - Maya Angelou
The Khadafy Washington Project The Khadafy Washington Project (KWP) provides prac5cal, emo5onal and ďŹ nancial support aNer the violent deaths of a loved one, in order to prevent retalia5on and promote healing.
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Homicides in Oakland
Families reached
Families received family crisis support
84 families began their healing because of you! When Ruth Smith’s son, Johnathan, was murdered at 10:47pm, Marilyn from our team was the first to respond and provide support at their home. Then the following morning our team joined Ms. Smith at the Vic5m of Crime office to apply for funeral assistance. She is the mother and grandmother of a large family and her biggest concern was the mental state of her grandchildren who were extremely close with their uncle, brother, cousin, friend. The brunt of our work with this family was insuring that they were connected to support and mental health services. Smith says she oNen finds herself “looking for a knock at the door with a familiar voice” as she con5nues to work with KWP and receive counseling from Catholic Chari5es of the East Bay. Her family con5nues with their peaceful healing process.
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Just $72 pays for a 24/7 homicide response phone Our Value: Healing “Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” - Helen Keller
I’m trying to find a place where I don’t always feel alone and the counseling and resources I’ve go*en have been very helpful.
Training, Research & Advocacy Through the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs, Youth ALIVE! trains communities replicating our best practices, and conducts research and advocacy. Our Value: Diversity “No culture can live, if it a'empts to be exclusive.” - Mahatma Gandhi
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Authored a bill, AB 1629, Support for ALL Vic5ms of Violent Crimes, soon to be on the governor’s desk Provided technical assistance to 7 programs Groundbreaking research on providing relief for trauma experienced by young men of color
Financial Climate We couldn’t do it without your support!
Our Value: Community “Our ambi ons must be broad enough to include the aspira ons and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.” - Cesar Chavez
Stay Connected:
3300 Elm St Oakland, CA 94609 (510)594-2588 www.youthalive.org
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Staff
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Adult Staff Anne Marks Execu ve Director Caheri Gu errez TNT Violence Preven on Demetria Huntsman TNT Program Manager Jelani Avant CIC Interven on Specialist Jillian FaulksFaulks-Majuta Grants and Communica ons Coordinator John Torres Deputy Director Kamilah Lewis Office Manager Ana Miranda-Ruiz Andrea Munoz Anesha Harris Armika Ifrod Ashlee Alexander Breanna Gonzalez Breni Gu errez Brian Escoto Bruce Benson Cynthia Morales Christy Mejia Dante Clary Daja McCulloch Dajanay Jones Devayjah Coleman Devita Diaz
Kyndra Simmons CIC Program Manager Linnea Ashley Na onal Training & Advocacy Manager Educator Marilyn Harris KWP Crisis Responder Martre Hasley TNT Violence Preven on Educator Michael Lewis CIC Interven on specialist Nicky MacCallum Clinical Director
Rafael Vasquez CIC Interven on Specialist Raymond Estrada CIC Interven on Specialist Ricardo GarciaGarcia-Acosta KWP Crisis Responder Samuel Mar nez Mental Health Counselor Sue Danne Administra ve Director Tammy Cloud KWP Program Manager
Youth Leaders Dezire Hall Dorinda Andrews Esperanza Delgado Gabriela Silva Gilberto Gastelum Greicy Mazariegos Hilda Chavez Imani Allen Ismael Hernandez Jacquelyn Barajas James Monroe Jazzmin Fromayan Jennifer Almendarez
Jeremiah Phillips Jhay Roland Joanna Mack Jorge Maciel-Perez Joseph Hawkins Juan Quintero Karla Magallon Keyanna Henderson Kourtnee King Kyra Willis Laylani Allen Leah Silva Lee Simmons
Leonardo Morales Lilybeth Villasenor Lucy Tovar Luis Muniz Maggie Vega Maira Lopez Maria Cardenas Maria Muniz Mayra Avalos Millenia Dunn Moises Muniz Monique Hatcher Muminat Tiamiyu
Michael Nieto Board President Deputy District A4orney, Alameda County, CA David Durant Board Treasurer Group VP, Blackhawk Network, Pleasanton, CA Stan Weisner Board Secretary Director, Behavioral Health Sciences, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Naylani Allen Oscar Vidrio Quinton Shealey Rafael Morales-Munoz Raymundo Ramirez Rogel Moore Rosa Del Toro Saba Dobashi Shirley Pablo Sindy Cox Stephanie Vega Tamara Cri4enden Tominika Mailani Trevor Watson
ard Board Alisa Dewys Consultant, Resources Global Professionals, San Francisco, CA Angela Jenkins Director, Nor. Cal. Community Benefit Funded Programs, Kaiser Permanente Oakland, CA Elizabeth Sekera Clinic Director, Lyon-Mar n Health Services San Francisco, CA
Gregory Victorino Chief, Division of Trauma Alameda Health System Oakland, CA La’Ban Wade II Former TNT Youth Leader Student, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Phillip Chang Principal, Redondo Surgical, Los Angeles, CA Siara Spriggs Residen al Counselor The Refuge, Inc. Oakland, CA