Communities In Schools Recognized in National Mentoring Month Proclamation
Communities In Schools of Washington is proud to have been recognized in Governor Inslee’s Proclamation of National Mentoring Month! Many thanks to the site coordinators and other CIS staff around […]
United Way of King County Announces Grants for King County Affiliates
Five King County affiliates in the Communities In Schools of Washington statewide network are pleased to announce grants totaling more than $270,000 from United Way of King County to provide […]
Annual Report Now Available
The 2013-2014 Annual Report is now available. Last year the Communities In Schools of Washington network achieved 8% growth while maintaining quality services. We served 4,412 students intensively, and of […]
More Fun, More Student Support! Mardi Gras Tickets Available Now.
Don’t miss your chance to help CIS of Washington bring more support to students at risk of dropping out of school! Purchase tickets to our 2015 Mardi Gras Dinner and Auction.
Wall Street Journal: More Schools Open Their Doors to the Whole Community
The Wall Street Journal today shined a spotlight on “community schools,” also known as integrated student supports, citing Communities In Schools as “the largest coordinator of such programs,” and stating […]
Two New Studies Shed Light on Back-to-School Challenges for Low-Income Families
Nation’s Leading Dropout Prevention Organization to Host School Supply Drives Across the Country to “Level the Playing Field” Arlington, Va. – According to the latest “backpack index” released by Huntington […]
New York Times Ad Honors CIS Grads
Communities In Schools was in the New York Times! The full-page insert honored our 2014 graduating seniors nationwide and featured “selfies” of their milestone moments collected as part of our […]
Summer E-Newsletter is Out!
It’s summer, so kick back and catch up! Our latest newsletter features stories from Communities In Schools’ new public awareness campaign, “Change the Picture,” a fun look at CIS grads […]
It Takes a Community to Get Students Through Graduation
By Susan Richards, state director, Communities In Schools of Washington With graduation season behind us, thousands of high school seniors statewide are embarking on the next chapter of their lives […]