VIDEO: Giving kids and communities hope — Youth Alive works to stop the cycle of violence in Oakland
For more than 30 years, an Oakland nonprofit has been working in neighborhoods to interrupt the cycle of violence that often leads to retaliation and incarceration. This story follows the work of Eric Adams, Keith Wesley and Doral Myles, violence interrupters with Youth Alive who at one time were caught up in that cycle and are now trained and committed to helping communities break it. Their efforts are spent on disrupting violence, along with fostering hope and healing, and bringing…