Puyallup businesses team up with Communities In Schools to collect school supplies
Excerpted from the Tacoma News Tribune By Neil Pierson The average American family will spend $96.39 this year to buy classroom supplies for their children. But that number tells only […]
Senator Murray Secures Critical Investments for Eastern Washington Education Priorities
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Subcommittee, announced that she has included […]
5th Annual Stuff the Bus!
“Stuff the whaat?” Stuff the Bus! It’s that time again, and in it’s 5th year, Communities In Schools of Seattle’s Stuff the Bus campaign is at full throttle. Stuff the […]
CISO Café: a work-ready training program for Orting youth
Orting residents are about to enjoy another lunch option in their charming downtown – one that will not only satisfy their hunger but also fill their hearts knowing their patronization […]
Kent Performance Learning Center graduates 30 seniors this year
Last week 30 seniors graduated with diplomas from the Kent Performance Learning Center, a non-traditional high school jointly operated by Communities In Schools in partnership with the Kent School District. […]
Extreme Games 2010 caps off a year of mentoring in Renton
What could make a rainy wednesday afternoon more fun for students? How about a room stocked with foosball tables, pool tables, and ping pong? Perhaps arts and crafts stations? You […]
Mentoring: 1 partnership, 2 gifts
Excerpted from The News Tribune Kathleen Merryman Kayli Ryan has a big case of the wiggles, right through to her brain. Present the 12-year-old girl with a concept, a word, […]
Students get back to ‘business’ with second-chance high school
Excerpted from the Tacoma Weekly Clare Jensen While Tacoma’s smallest high school is still in its infancy, it is starting to have a big impact on its students. Tacoma Business […]
Helping parents and preschoolers prepare for kindergarten
On April 27 over 100 parents and young children met at the Park Lodge Elementary for Communities In Schools “Growing Up is Fun!” family night out, an evening of dinner, […]
High Tea: Students host mentors for National Volunteer Week
The tea was brewed. The fruit and cookies were out. The elementary students were eager. The only thing still needed to kick of this Seattle-style tea time were the guests […]