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CYS Communications Team
- Jun 27
- 1 min
PAST EVENT: MISSED 'AMERICA'S GROWING MOVEMENT TO DIVERT YOUTH OUT OF THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM'?
CYS Executive Director, Jessica Ellis, recently joined an impressive group of panelists during a webinar hosted through The Sentencing...
CYS Communications Team
- Jun 27
- 1 min
COMMUNITY MEDIATOR TRAINING - CHECKIN PART 2
A huge congratulations to our most recent training cohort on completing the pilot Community Mediator Institute (CMI) training. The...
CYS Communications Team
- Jun 27
- 2 min
CYS CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH
In light of Juneteenth this past week, CYS would like to highlight our commitment to Black Equity this month, all months, and in...
CYS Communications Team
- May 31
- 1 min
CYS IS BACK: COMMUNITY MEDIATOR INSTITUTE
For the first time in 4 1/2 years, CYS is back to facilitating in-person mediation trainings. The Community Mediator Institute (CMI) is a...
CYS Communications Team
- May 31
- 2 min
SUCCESS STORY: TEACHER-STUDENT MEDIATION OFFERS PARTICIPANTS NEW PERSPECTIVES
As we wrap up our first year of Mediation Office Hours (MOH), we would like to share one final success story (until next school year!)....
CYS Communications Team
- Apr 30
- 2 min
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
- Apr 30
- 2 min
CYS VALUES REPAIR TO VICTIMS
Last week, April 22-26, was National Crime Victim Awareness Week, a time dedicated to honoring and recognizing the rights of crime...
CYS Communications Team
- Mar 21
- 3 min
THROUGH EXPERIENCING A FLAWED SYSTEM, HE NOW WORKS TO CHANGE IT
Richard recently began working in CYS' Counseling and Resource Services (CARS) program, which works to prevent youth from coming into...
CYS Communications Team
- Mar 19
- 2 min
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 27
- 3 min
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
- Feb 27
- 2 min
INTERGENERATIONAL WORK BUILDS STRONG COMMUNITIES
"I do the work for CHC because it has always been in my heart to give back to my community. I have always loved working with youth,...
CYS Communications Team
- Feb 27
- 2 min
EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR ALL KIDS
How to Support Kids with ADHD Attention-Deficit Disorder, more popularly known as ADHD, is a common disorder found in both kids and...
CYS Communications Team
- Dec 22, 2023
- 2 min
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
- Dec 8, 2023
- 1 min
The Gift of the Apology Letter
Apology letters are one of the most effective tools we have to reduce or resolve conflict. They cannot only be healing for the person...
CYS Communications Team
- Nov 17, 2023
- 3 min
CYS SUCCESS STORY
Growing up is no easy feat. Between school, family, friends, hobbies, and complicated emotions, every kid has a different story. It is...
CYS Communications Team
- Nov 6, 2023
- 7 min
"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...
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