In Schools
and Beyond

The Issue

Imagine wanting to go to school, but having no shoes to wear. Wanting to learn, but being too hungry to think. Wanting to graduate, but having to drop out because you need to get a job.

Struggling students and their families have a hard time accessing and navigating the maze of public and private services. There may be ample resources in a community, but rarely is there someone on the ground who is able to connect these resources with the schools and students that need them most.

The CIS Solution

Through a school-based site coordinator, Communities In Schools® (CIS) brings community resources into schools to address both the academic and nonacademic needs of students.

Working with school leadership and staff, CIS site coordinators prioritize the needs of the school, determine which supports need to be increased or improved, and identify supports that the school needs but doesn't currently have.

In addition to the school needs assessment, site coordinators also identify students at risk of dropping out, assess what they need and then find the right supports to ensure they stay on track to graduate.