OUR STORIES

Get to know our new CEO, Meredith!

Meredith Benton joined Communities In Schools of Tennessee as our CEO in August 2023 and has hit the ground running, visiting one of our...

Communities In Schools of Tennessee Appoints New CEO

Meet the new CEO of CIS-TN Friends, I wanted to share some exciting news with you first: Meredith Benton has joined Communities In...

Turning Lemons into Lemonade

Our site coordinator at Goodlettsville Middle School, Kelley, describes part of her role as helping families turn lemons into lemonade....

Brothers Carson and Cam

Carson and Cam struggled with behavioral challenges that often kept them out of class at Bellshire Elementary and caused them to struggle...

How Alexis Got Her Smile Back

Alexis started missing school in 2020 after her great grandmother got custody of her and she became the nighttime caretaker for her great...

Meet Hunter

Hunter has worked hard this year and is on track to graduate in May thanks to her resilience and the help of her CIS Site Coordinator...

CIS Receives SuperGrant

The Nashville Predators Foundation and SmileDirectClub awarded a $100,000 SuperGrant to help empower CIS families during times of transition

Girls on a Mission

CIS and the Mission teamed up to provide a small group for female students interested in learning how to improve themselves and give back.

The Warner Exchange

Parents send their children to school, and at the end of each month, they receive the items they need in exchange.