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Again and again you hear the mission of Communities In Schools is about connecting community resources to schools to help young people be successful. But what does this mean? Here […]

March sees a lot of activity for many of us. The plants start to get a little greener, daylight savings time helps kick away the long winter night blues, and […]

A survey of teachers across the country confirms what Communities In Schools has long suspected. By supporting at-risk kids with non-academic needs we help teachers do what they do best: […]

Excerpted from the Bellingham Herald Kira M. Cox Options High School junior Michelle Ewing looks forward to Wednesday afternoons when she gets to pretend. One minute she might be an […]

Excerpted from the The Spokesman-Review Jody Lawrence-Turner March 8, 2010 Dropout prevention, bringing local resources into schools for students, and helping young people stay healthy are among Communities in Schools’ […]

Excerpted from the Tacoma Weekly By John Larson A group of students at Sheridan Elementary School have been exploring their artistic abilities on Monday afternoons. Catherine Swanson heard that Communities […]

Reprinted from Northwest Military By Tyler Hemstreet Prior to December, Senior Airman Katherine Lamb just wasn’t up to speed on the latest happenings in the world of professional wrestling. But […]

Excerpted from the Federal Way Mirror Reporter By KYRA LOW It was a grand success at this year’s Communities in Schools Annual Breakfast. The event brought in $47,000, more than […]

Dear Colleagues, It was my great pleasure to represent you at a gathering of national education leaders with President Barack Obama at a White House event yesterday. While I was […]

Excerpted from the The Spokesman-Review Jody Lawrence-Turner February 24, 2010 Third-grader Tyrese Patrick opened wide and showed no fear as his teeth were inspected, scraped and a few were covered […]