April is National Volunteer Month, and CYS recognizes the contributions of our mediators, surrogate victim advocates and skilled translators

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

In addition to an incredibly generous team of volunteers, CYS is lucky to have a staff with big hearts and varied talents.

Recently, a group of twelve students at Compton Unified’s Enterprise Middle School were invited to take part in Restorative Circles...

CYS youth participants often have a talent that is revealed during mediation and provides a springboard for a meaningful restitution.

For CYS volunteer and strategic advisor John Manulis, community involvement is a passion.

Judging from the number of skills and hours Andre T. Moore, Sr. contributes to the well-being of our Los Angeles communities — from...

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

The story of why Nicole brought a knife to school revealed profound hardships in her life and threats to her well-being.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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.