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...

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

Apology letters are one of the most effective tools we have to reduce or resolve conflict. They cannot only be healing for the person...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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