Malo Maoemai – Mt. Tahoma High School Success Story
Malogaifo (Malo) Maoemai, senior at Mt. Tahoma High School, was one of two students who spoke at the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s Fund For Women and Girls Luncheon on March […]
The bigger picture surrounding education reform: Communities
Helping students is more than fixing what happens inside schools; it’s about strengthening outside communities as well. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, Communities In Schools National Board Chair Elaine Wynn, and Telemundo’s […]
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:聽January 5, 2012 January 3, 2012: President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation designating January as National Mentoring Month, saying, 鈥淓very day, mentors help […]
Breaking the cycle
Author: Briana Kerensky, Online Communications Specialist, Communities In Schools National Office While we have all experienced the effects of our country鈥檚 economic downturn in one way or another, a new […]
Communities In Schools recognized as 2011 Top Nonprofit
Author: Cindy Nixon, PR/Marketing Manager, Communities In Schools National Office Philanthropedia. Once I could get around to pronouncing it, I took a minute to think about what being recognized as […]
Family: the Keystone to Success
Today’s post comes from the National Office of Communities In Schools. When a youth is in need of help, Communities In Schools builds a team of compassionate professionals in order […]
Dropping Out – Still Relevant After All These Years
Today’s post, by Tracey Savell Reavis, is from the 黑料不打烊 National Office Blog. Last week I tuned in to NPR鈥檚 鈥淭alk of the Nation,鈥� and their special series, Dropping Out, […]
If you’re ready, we can shake the world
Today鈥檚 blog post comes from Communities In Schools鈥� Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications Mike Bento. If you hear this message, wherever you stand I鈥檓 calling every woman, calling […]
Communities In Schools of Auburn featured in KUOW series
The recession has hit some towns harder than others. Estimates from the census bureau show unemployment in Auburn increased by four times. A lot of people who lost jobs have […]