Communities In Schools of Washington Awarded $363,300 in AmeriCorps Funding
On July 24, Serve Washington announced that Communities In Schools of Washington was awarded $363,300 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency […]
New PSA Gives :30 Peek Into Communities In Schools
Though it is a challenge to convey the depth of Communities In Schools’ services in 30 seconds, this half minute of highlights offers a quick overview of how the dropout […]
AmeriCorps and Washington Commission for National and Community Service Award Grant to Communities In Schools of Washington
Thanks to a partnership with AmeriCorps and the Washington Commission for National and Community Service, Communities In Schools of Washington added 20 site coordinators to help more students stay in […]
Communities In Schools of Peninsula Employee Wins National Award
Linda Shelley, the Communities In Schools of Peninsula Site Coordinator at Vaughn Elementary, has won the Whatever it Takes award from the Communities In Schools National office located in Washington […]
Communities In Schools Teams with Procter & Gamble to Raise Awareness of the Dropout Crisis
While many new high school graduates are enjoying summer break and preparing for their next big step, millions of young people across America are struggling to figure out what’s next […]
State Director Susan Richards on Adaptation in Scarce Times
On June 5, 2012, Social Venture Partners (SVP) organized a series of brief talks about adaptation in scarce times for their spring meeting. Susan Richards, State Director of Communities In […]
A High School Student’s Reflections on Mentoring: Lessons Shared
By Cori Uddenberg, Volunteer, Communities In Schools of Peninsula Pencil to paper, marker to dry erase board, finger to calculator. The medium changes constantly. Never the same in process but […]
President Obama Proclaims January as National Mentoring Month – You Can Become a Communities In Schools Mentor
Excerpted from NMM news release | Posted: January 5, 2012 January 3, 2012: President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation designating January as National Mentoring Month, saying, “Every day, mentors help […]