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In 2011, Cypress LLP launched its donor advised fund with Liberty Hill Foundation. The choice to make Liberty Hill a partner in our strategic giving was simple—Liberty Hill has nearly 40 years of history as Los Angeles’s leading social justice grantmaker. Liberty Hill provides us with expert advice about today’s innovative charitable organizations and remarkable community leaders who target the root cause of social problems right here in the Los Angeles area. With this insight, and with the active participation of all members of our Cypress team, we are able to make better philanthropic choices that achieve smarter and more efficient results for a thriving community.

Peace4Kids is located in, and supports, foster youth from South Los Angeles. Peace4Kids’ mission is to empower foster and at-risk youth from ages 5-18, as well as transitioning adults up to the age of 24 by providing a “community as family” environment. The organization’s programs and services create a solid base for these youth by focusing on creative expression and life skills, allowing them to discover their unique voice and limitless potential for success. As the only California organization that serves foster youth as young as 4 years old through young adulthood, Peace4Kids’ results are found in its programming. Eighty-six percent of its Transition Aged Youth received their high school diplomas, 75% of its eligible youth served are employed or in work-related training. Sixty-seven percent of eligible youth are in post-secondary education or vocational programs and 75% say they know there is someone they can turn to for guidance. With an intimate understanding of the culture of youth in foster care, Peace4Kids fundamentally seeks to improve the child welfare system and help disenfranchised youth discover their potential.