CYS’s new Mediation Office Hours program, has become a powerful, positive and well-attended program.

Crafting meaningful restitution agreements in Victim-Offender Restitution (VORS) mediations is a collaborative process combining input...

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

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 is gearing up to bring the RJ conversation to social media in 2022. We’d love your support from the start. Follow our new...

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

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, it highlighted the great disparities between families in terms of access to digital communication...

CYS is transforming youth justice in LA County. This year, CYS provided close to 500 restorative justice and family mediations. CYS’s...

The LA County DA’s announcement provides details of the new partnership with CYS to expand use of restorative justice for non-violent felony

Every successful mediation has a turning point....In this VORS case, this special moment came after hours of exchanges between parties...

This milestone measure to promote publicly-supported social reform aligns closely with CYS’s mission of providing youth development and dive

A friend and colleague of CYS asked if there was a way for her family to help a CYS family over the holidays.

CYS volunteer mediator Jackie Taylor came early to her calling as an advocate for social justice.

It’s been a year of many exciting firsts for CYS and our community of clients.Thanks to you and to all our volunteers and supporters, CYS ha

A special invitation for you to join us in celebrating and promoting reconciliation in our relationships and communities.

Last month, 28 people convened by video conference for the largest-ever victim-offender restitution services mediation hosted by CYS.

Here’s exciting news for all who’d love to support CYS in a new way! AmazonSmile automatically donates 1/2 cent for every dollar you spend.

On National Letter Writing Day, we invite you and your friends and family to take part in our favorite "restorative practice".

Act fast if you are interested — last chance to apply — applications due Oct. 22! Training begins Nov. 13, 2020.

A trained communicator and life coach, Carolyn was intrigued by the description of restorative justice mediation, and became a CYS volunteer