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Make a Meaningful Difference
Your support helps California Youth Services provide prevention, early intervention, therapy and family support to youth and families throughout our community.
Every gift helps make services more accessible, strengthens families and ensures youth have somewhere to turn when they need support.
THIS SEASON AT CYS
Make an Impact All Year Long
Young people and families need support throughout the year. Your gift helps CYS continue providing prevention, early intervention, therapy and family support when it is needed.
Make your impact last all year. Choose a monthly gift to provide ongoing support for CYS programs and services.
Ways to Give
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Give Online
Make a secure one time or recurring donation online.
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Give by Check
Mail a check directly to California Youth Services.
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Donor Advised Fund
Recommend a grant through your donor advised fund.
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Give Stock
Donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds.
Your Gift at Work
Every gift creates an opportunity for a young person or family to receive support, find answers and take the next step forward.
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$100 | Provides Essential Support
Provides essential drug testing and early intervention services.
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$250 | Opens the Door to Help
Connects a youth or family with professional therapy and support.
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$500 | Strengthens a Family
Provides multiple therapy sessions and continued support.
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$1,000 | Creates Lasting Impact
Helps provide comprehensive services for great impact.
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$2,500 | Invests in Our Community
Expands access to CYS, ensuring brighter futures.
Give Today
Choose the amount and frequency that works for you. Every gift helps CYS continue providing accessible programs and services to youth and families.
GRATEFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY
Your support puts you in good company.
CYS is grateful for the foundations, businesses, community organizations, and individuals whose generosity helps make our work possible.
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT CYS?
Make an Impact Through Corporate Partnership
Businesses and organizations can support CYS through sponsorships, workplace giving and other partnership opportunities. Your partnership helps expand support for youth and families while demonstrating your commitment to the community.
Already have a donor advised fund? You can recommend a grant to California Youth Services through Fidelity Charitable, Orange County Community Foundation, or another DAF provider.
Give Through Your Donor Advised Funds
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Fidelity Charitable
Log in to your Fidelity Charitable Giving Account and search for California Youth Services using Tax ID 20-1051272.
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Orange County Community Foundation
If your donor advised fund is held through the Orange County Community Foundation, you can recommend a grant to California Youth Services directly through your fund.
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Have a DAF with another provider?
Search for California Youth Services using Tax ID 20-1051272 when recommending your grant.
Give Stock
A gift of appreciated securities can be a tax efficient way to support California Youth Services while making a meaningful difference for youth and families in our community.
When eligible securities are donated directly rather than sold first, donors may be able to avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation and receive a charitable deduction based on the fair market value of the gift, subject to applicable tax rules.
Before making a securities transfer, please contact CYS for our current stock transfer instructions so we can properly identify and acknowledge your gift.
Please consult your tax or financial advisor regarding the tax treatment of your charitable gift.
California Youth Services is committed to transparency and responsible stewardship of every gift.
Our OC Nonprofit Central profile provides access to CYS financial information, including our Form 990s, audits and financial reviews.
Give With Confidence
You can also make a secure donation to CYS directly through OC Nonprofit Central.