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...
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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 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...
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...
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...
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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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...
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