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Posted by: Tracy Oster, Communities In Schools of Federal Way As Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Federal Way, I have to say, I love my job and I […]

Federal Way – Communities In Schools of Federal Way and Red Canoe Credit Union are partnering to collect school supplies for low-income students in Federal Way Public Schools. From July […]

The Kent Performance Learning Center , a partnership between Communities In Schools and the Kent School District graduated 26 students last week. Twenty-six young people who, prior to enrolling at […]

We are proud to announce our founder, Bill Milliken, received the 2009 National Jefferson Award for Public Service, in the category of Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged. “I am […]

Mariko Lockhart believes people can change. She has to. The city of Seattle is betting $8 million it can dramatically reduce juvenile crimes in two years, and has handed the […]

As we approach the end of our fiscal year we are gathering and recording in-kind donations received over the past year – donated services rather than (or in addition to) […]

To great success Communities In Schools of Peninsula completed the first in a planned series of five-week parenting classes. “Love and Logic” teaches simple, practical techniques for parents to raise […]

This morning I attended a benefit breakfast for Neighborhood House, a local nonprofit helping our poor and recent immigrant populations access education, housing and community services. A tremendous local asset […]

The Communities In Schools Washington network is looking to fill six VISTA positions recently awarded by the federal Americorp VISTA program. As reported in a previous post the program, with […]

While the Grand Opening for newest Regal Cinema in town happens tonight, for three lucky nonprofits and hundreds of families the real festivities were a four-night pre-func prior to the […]