63% of Students in Rural Cohort Show Social, Emotional Improvement Despite the Challenges of the Pandemic
To support students in navigating a challenging academic year, the Washington state office of Communities In Schools® (CISTM) and the All Points North Foundation partnered to address social-emotional development in […]
OSPI Awards $500,000 Grant to Our Network
We’re very proud to be a grantee of the 2020 Community-Based Organizations Grants facilitated by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). These grants distributed $8.1 million in […]
AmeriCorps Awards $379,800 to Keep Kids in School with 25 AmeriCorps Member Positions
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve received $379,800 in AmeriCorps funding through Serve Washington and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). With this grant, 25 AmeriCorps members will […]
CISWA Receives $2.1 Million from Ballmer Group to Expand Services
We’re excited to announce that Ballmer Group has awarded Communities In Schools of Washington $2.1 million to support students at risk of dropout in Washington state. Over the next three […]
CISWA Receives $750,000 from AT&T Aspire
We’re proud to be 1 of 10 organizations to share in $9.25 million from AT&T Aspire this year. Launched in 2008, AT&T Aspire is the company’s initiative to help provide […]
Communities In Schools of Washington Awarded $363,300 in AmeriCorps Funding
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]