On July 24, Serve Washington announced that Communities In Schools of Washington was awarded $363,300 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service programs. This grant will put 25 AmeriCorps members on the ground to serve with nine of our local […]
CISWA Welcomes Newest Board Member
We are excited to welcome our newest board member Agda Burchard to Communities In Schools of Washington. Agda comes to CISWA with great depth of experience in the education sector. With over 25-years professional experience in early childhood education at the local, state and federal levels, she currently works for the U.S. Department of Health […]
Mardi Gras Event Raises Record Setting $250,000
Over 250 people attended the 9th Annual Mardi Gras Dinner & Auction on March 10, 2018, in support of Communities In Schools of Washington, whose work surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life through 14 affiliates across Washington state. The dinner and auction was hosted […]
Communities In Schools of Washington is Expanding
Communities In Schools of Washington is proud to announce two new expansion communities in Washington for the 2017-18 School Year. Communities in Schools of Washington is partnering with two local communities to deliver the Communities In Schools model of Integrated Student Supports to Thurston and Chelan Counties. In Thurston County Communities in Schools of Washington […]
CIS of Washington Annual Report
The 2016-2017 Annual Report is now available. Last year the Communities In Schools of Washington network achieved growth while maintaining quality services. Our network delivered services in 174 schools across 21 school districts in Washington State. We served over 73,000 students through: 51,632 students received school wide services 4,971 students received intensive case managed support 19,207 students received other […]
Washington State Fair School Supply Drive Raises over $30,000 worth of School Supplies
On Friday, September 8th, Communities in Schools of Washington (CIS) partnered with the Washington State Fair to collect school supplies for students in the CIS network. This is the second year fair participants were invited to provide a donation of new school supplies at the gold or red gate and receive free admission into the […]
Communities In Schools Receives Multi-Year Investment from Ballmer Group
Communities In Schools (CIS) announced today that it will receive a $15 million grant from Ballmer Group to advance its work inside public schools. The five-year investment will support CIS’s work empowering at-risk students to stay in school and reach their full potential.
Mardi Gras Event Raises Record $219,000; Photos Capture the Fun
Saturday evening, March 11th was certainly one to remember! Guests decked out in beads, masks and festive costumes packed the Bellevue Hilton for Communities In Schools of Washington’s 8th annual Mardi Gras Dinner & Auction presented by Matisia Consultants. Generous corporate and individual supporters contributed a record-setting $219,000 to expand student support and dropout prevention […]
CIS Network Annual Report
The 2015-2016 Annual Report is now available. Last year the Communities In Schools of Washington network achieved growth while maintaining quality services. We served 48,464 students through school wide services, an additional 19,207 students received other support services and 4,670 students received intensive case managed support, of those students, 99% of secondary students stayed in school while 93% of secondary […]
Washington State Fair School Supply Drive Raises 2.5 Tons of School Supplies
On September 9th, Communities in Schools of Washington (CIS) partnered with the Washington State Fair to collect school supplies for students in the CIS network. Fair participants were invited to provide a donation of new school supplies at the gold or red gate and receive free admission into the fair from 10am – 12pm. Over […]