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GET TO KNOW OUR GUEST SPEAKERS

We are honored to host Ms. JaMaiia M. Bond and Chief Martin Sissac at our next webinar, "Stronger Schools Through Restorative Justice" on...

UNDIAGNOSED EYESIGHT ISSUES + THEIR EFFECTS IN THE CLASSROOM

April 7th was World Health Day. Both the physical and mental health of our youth is so important. Read on to learn about one...

CYS Success Story

Two 12-year old boys who attend the same middle school, were playing after school. One was arrested...

Spotlight On National Pride Month

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

CYS Restorative Circles in Compton School District

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

CYS Takes Mediation and Peacemaking to Schools

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

Artwork Reveals Inner Life and Lessons Learned by Youth

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

CYS Mediation Bridges Cultures & Generations

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

CYS' Large Group Mediation, a First for the Community

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

CYS' Voices of Compton Project Commencement

Ever wonder why the end of an educational journey is called a commencement?

Pat Parker: Vision in a Time of COVID

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...