June 19th marks Juneteenth (also known as “Jubilee Day”, “Freedom Day”, and “Black Independence Day”), a national holiday that...

In the spirit of National Volunteer Month, we would like to both thank the dedicated volunteers that make our work at CYS possible, as...

Meet the CYS team and hear how they celebrate the historic contributions, rich cultural heritage, and courageous power of Black people...

LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebrates love, acceptance, and freedom of expression

Mediator Jamal Epperson is one of the younger members of the CYS volunteer team

Meet CYS President and Board Chair, Robert Pullen-Miles!

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Ariella knew immediately what she wanted to do. “I fell in love with conflict resolution!"

In early May, a good friend of CYS alerted us to a search underway at the LA Times and Instagram for stories of workers and visionaries...