Welcome to Elizabeth Hodges, State Director
Message from Julie Kerby, CISWA Board Chair We’re pleased to announce that Elizabeth Hodges has joined Communities In Schools of Washington (CISWA) as the State Director, effective February 14th, 2023. […]
Teaching Kids to Grow Fresh Food
What’s the Problem We’re Trying to Solve? Across the state, one of the many needs we work to support is around food insecurity. Each of the schools served by local […]
Game-Changing Investment to Help Students Overcome Obstacles to Learning
Communities In Schools® (CISTM) announced today that philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a transformative $133.5 million gift to the Communities In Schools network, the largest, unrestricted gift in CIS history. […]
Partnering with a Purpose: How CIS and IT partners are making a big difference in one Spokane community
At Communities In Schools® (CISTM), we help build communities that surround students for life success. Partnerships bring a rich array of community resources into schools, where students can easily access […]
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 […]
Reflections from the State Office during COVID-19
That was the question we found ourselves asking in March 2020. When school buildings closed, student and family needs swelled to a scale we’d never seen before—almost overnight—and our affiliate […]
Enhancing Student Behavioral Health with All Points North Foundation
During a typical school year, Site Coordinator Maria connects with students in her office at North Pines Middle School. These types of check-ins now happen virtually while schools are remote, […]
CIS of Peninsula Site Coordinator Wins National Award for Helping Kids Succeed in Gig Harbor
We’re excited to announce that Lara Unger, Site Coordinator with Communities In Schools of Peninsula, recently won the prestigious All In For Students Award from CIS National. Lara is all […]
$39,000 of School Supplies Collected at 2019 State Fair Drive
Fun facts from this year’s State Fair School Supply Drive: We collected and sorted over $39,000 worth of school supplies Fairgoers and community partners donated over 19,500 individual items All […]
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 […]