Holistic solutions to violence: part 2

Guns, drugs, prostitution...these are some obvious roots to the violence in Oakland. But then there are some that are less obvious, like lack of access to healthy food.

In our last installment of the Oakland Fault Lines Project, we have part two of our look at holistic solutions to violence. Today, Reporter Sarah Gonzalez takes us to a youth support group in West Oakland called Leadership Excellence.

Go to the Fault Lines Project page to hear the rest of the reports in our series, exploring the roots and solutions to violence.  There you can also read blogs by our reporters, see photos, hear other voices from the Fault Lines, and participate in online discussions around these important issues.

The Fault Lines Project is a partnership between KALW News, Youth UpRising, and Mills College, made possible by the generous support of the Vesper Society.  Our reporters are Mills College fellows Sandhya Dirks and Sarah Gonzalez, helped by Youth Uprising members Darrell Armstead and Akeila Tolson.  The series editor and producer is Martina Castro, and the series executive producer is Holly Kernan,.  Special thanks to all of our contributors, KALW’s Zoe Corneli, Ben Trefny, and Thea Chroman for their editing assistance.