News

Sep 303 min read

BIG CHANGES, BIGGER IMPACT: WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!

We’re excited to announce a significant expansion of our Transformation Team! Over the past two months, we've welcomed three new members...

GRANT SPOTLIGHT: CELEBRATING OUR RECENT FUNDING TRIUMPHS

CYS Communications Team

Apr 302 min read

GRANT SPOTLIGHT: CELEBRATING OUR RECENT FUNDING TRIUMPHS

CYS Awarded $1 Million Grant from Trauma Prevention Partnerships (TPP) Initiative This $1 million grant, part of a collaboration between...

CYS Receives $2 Million Gift From the Yield Giving Open Call

CYS Communications Team

Mar 192 min read

CYS Receives $2 Million Gift From the Yield Giving Open Call

We are honored to share huge news! Centinela Youth Services has been selected to receive a $2 million gift as an awardee of the Yield...

CYS Communications Team

Feb 273 min read

CONGRATULATIONS KENNY

Congratulations to CYS’ very own, Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Green. Kenny has worked with CYS for almost two years as Program Manager for the...

CYS Communications Team

Dec 22, 20232 min read

ADDRESSING HATE CRIMES IN LA COUNTY

According to a recent LA County Hate Crime report, 72% of hate crimes are of a violent nature, 57% of hate crimes are racially motivated,...

CYS Communications Team

Nov 6, 20237 min read

"Crime is Down, Fear is Up"

Why are we still under the impression that violence is spiking, “considering the city averaged more than 1,000 killings a year in the...

DATA: CHECK OUT OUR NEWEST DATA ON RECIDIVISM

CYS Communications Team

Sep 29, 20231 min read

DATA: CHECK OUT OUR NEWEST DATA ON RECIDIVISM

What is "recidivism"? Recidivism is the tendency for an offender to engage in repeated criminal behavior. [1] Data from LA County...

CALIFORNIA SHUTS DOWN TWO JUVENILES HALLS -- BOTH DEEMED "UNSUITABLE"

CYS Communications Team

May 26, 20232 min read

CALIFORNIA SHUTS DOWN TWO JUVENILES HALLS -- BOTH DEEMED "UNSUITABLE"

The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) has officially deemed two Los Angeles County juvenile halls “unsuitable for housing...

SHOW UP AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TOMORROW

CYS Communications Team

May 9, 20233 min read

SHOW UP AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TOMORROW

The tragic loss of a young person last night was both predictable and avoidable. Enough is enough. We all must stand up for ending a...

CYS Communications Team

Feb 28, 20231 min read

Giving Harmed Parties a Voice

CYS is proud to join Assembly Member Isaac Bryan and the California Restorative Justice Policy Coalition as co-sponsors of Assembly Bill...

CYS Communications Team

Nov 28, 20221 min read

We Got A Matching Grant!

CYS got a matching grant from The Change Reaction. Every dollar that you donate will be matched, up to a total of $10,000.

CYS Communications Team

Nov 3, 20221 min read

The Holiday Season: Give to Extend

This year, CYS was honored with a feature in The Giving List book, profiling innovative and highly impactful LA-area non-profits.

CYS Communications Team

Nov 3, 20221 min read

CYS Is Hiring!

CYS is growing because of our transformational impact on the Los Angeles community.

CYS’s New Community-Healing Collaboration

CYS Communications Team

Jul 28, 20222 min read

CYS’s New Community-Healing Collaboration

CYS is proud to announce its participation in the East Side Community Healing Collaborative

CYS Preparing Other CBOs To Do Diversion

CYS Communications Team

Jun 7, 20221 min read

CYS Preparing Other CBOs To Do Diversion

Stanislaus County selected a CBO called Sierra Vista Cares, who were eager to begin providing restorative justice conferences.

CYS Celebrating National Family Month In The U.S.

CYS Communications Team

Jun 7, 20221 min read

CYS Celebrating National Family Month In The U.S.

National Family Month focuses on the importance of good family relationships and the systems of healthy communication they can establish

CYS Instagram Page Features Volunteer Videos

CYS Communications Team

Apr 27, 20221 min read

CYS Instagram Page Features Volunteer Videos

CYS invited our volunteers to say a few words about why they contribute their time and talents to the program.

S. Mark Taper Foundation Grant to Boost CYS Programs

CYS Communications Team

Jan 26, 20221 min read

S. Mark Taper Foundation Grant to Boost CYS Programs

CYS is proud to announce it recently received a $50,000 general operating support grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation.

Los Angeles Times & CYS Urge County Supervisors to Fund Youth Justice Reimagined

Jessica Ellis, CYS Executive Director

Jan 26, 20222 min read

Los Angeles Times & CYS Urge County Supervisors to Fund Youth Justice Reimagined

Currently, the County of LA has a budget of over $409 million to incarcerate just 400 youth. It's time to reimagine what's possible.

City of Vernon Awards CYS a Grant for Restorative Justice Development

CYS Communications Team

Dec 23, 20211 min read

City of Vernon Awards CYS a Grant for Restorative Justice Development

The City of Vernon’s CommUNITY Fund provides financial support to organizations like CYS that promote the positive social development of...