Empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life
At Communities In Schools, we work directly inside public schools, supporting vulnerable students and those with the greatest risk of dropping out. Our trained CIS Student Support Specialists do this by linking students and their families with resources, including mental health counseling, academic help, attendance monitoring, mentoring and afterschool programs. CIS also provides whole-school supports like free school supplies, family engagement opportunities and resource fairs. A new breakthrough study, “When Resources Meet Relationships: The Returns to Personalized Supports for Low-Income Students,” conducted by researchers with Harvard University, provides the strongest evidence to date that CIS improves both short-term academic and long-term economic outcomes for students, especially those with the greatest needs.
Last school year, we provided free programming and support to 30,879 students, 2,939 of which received ongoing, case-managed support.
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