NASHVILLE, TN (WKRN) As a part of Jackson's annual sales meeting, nearly 200 employees assembed 6,000 kits of personal hygiene essentials and snacks, along with teacher appreciation gift cards for MNPS students and teachers.

NASHVILLE, TN (FOX 17) Nearly 200 volunteers who came together to support our mission! They assembled an incredible 6,000 supply kits filled with essential hygiene and household items for the students we serve across 26 MNPS schools, as well as teacher and faculty appreciation kits and gift cards. Thanks to their generous effort, our students will have what they need to show up each day ready to learn, which makes all the difference. 

NASHVILLE, TN (Mornings on Main Street) Our CEO, Meredith Benton, spoke with Mornings on Main Street to share how Communities In Schools is transforming students’ lives across Tennessee. You’ll also meet Jazzmin Mitchell, our program manager at Tom Joy, whose one-on-one support is helping more than 40 students, including a 4th grader who spoke in the interview about what he has learned from Jazzmin and his advice for other kids.

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NASHVILLE, TN (WKRN News 2)The Young Nashville Party is back at Acme Feed & Seed to benefit Communities In School!

NASHVILLE, TN (Telemundo) One of the biggest problems that schools in the state of Tennessee report is truancy. Our orgamization works hand in hand with the government and school authorities to bring low-income students and families closer to different services.

Our CEO, Meredith Benton, and Dr. Battle. the director of Metro Nashville Public Schools have teamed up for an insightful op-ed featured in The Tennessean. Together, they are shedding light on the critical issue of chronic absenteeism and the impactful strides being made right here in Nashville.

"Our partnership exemplifies the power of collaboration in tackling chronic absenteeism. Through joint initiatives and shared resources, we leverage our respective strengths to target absenteeism at its roots,” they wrote. “We have a long way to go, but we know what works, and together we are committed to bringing this comprehensive support to more students and schools across MNPS.”

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) Leah Susi and John Brittle (JB) of the Whiskey House shared about our upcoming Bingo + Bourbon event on Today In Nashville.

Communities In Schools® (CIS®) of Tennessee Program Manager Karimah Taylor is an artist and arts advocate based in Nashville, TN. Karimah’s love for art developed in high school when she started writing poetry. Read more about a unique project she led for three schools in Nashville. 

NASHVILLE, TN (WKRN) CISTN's very own Chief Development Officer, Leah Susi took to Local On 2 along with John Brittle (JB) of the Whiskey House to promote CISTN's annual fundraising event. Give the segment a watch!

WARTBURG, Tenn (Morgan County News) We had a great turnout for our College and Career fair at Coaclfield School in October. Our program managers work hard to connect students with outside resources and opportunities to help them in school and with their post secondary plans. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WKRN) We had a great time on Local on 2 promoting CAA's Young Nashville Party which benefits Communities In Schools of Tennessee. 

MORRISTOWN, Tenn (Citizen Tribune) Students in our “Girls on a Mission” volunteer group at Hancock County High School had the honor of handing out coats alongside Governor Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee this morning as part of the First Lady’s #TennesseeServes initiative. In partnership with the state, we expanded into Hancock County High and 22 other rural schools five years ago, and have made great progress supporting students and families. Thank you, Gov. and First Lady Lee, for your leadership and support!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) We are grateful for the support of our longtime friends CAA and the CAA Foundation for hosting this amazing annual event. We are looking forward to a fun Halloween party next Thursday, 10/26 and you can catch our very own Barbie & Ken talking about the party on Today In Nashville.  

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn (Hatchie Press) LaTrell Bumphus’ visit to GJES was in conjunction with College Colors Day and students, faculty, and staff came dressed in the colors of their favorite college teams. Arrangements for LaTrell’s visit were made by the Communities In Schools® (CIS®), that has a mission to “surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WPLN) Providing daily student supports in schools is key to our program managers role in schools across the state. This story takes a deeper look into our Paragon Mills staff, Abby, and the impact she is having in the lives of students and families. 

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. (WBBJ) Grand Junction Elementary School and Communities In Schools of Tennessee welcomed LaTrell Bumphus, a former University of Tennessee football star who signed with the Seattle Seahawks last spring, to speak at the school’s annual College Colors Day assembly. To celebrate the start of football season, students at Grand Junction Elementary have decorated their classroom doors in the colors of their favorite college teams.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) Communities In Schools of Tennessee (CIS) has expanded its partnership with Metro Nashville Public Schools to five new schools bringing CIS’s total footprint in Nashville to 19 schools. Watch this Today In Nashville Clip to learn more about the expansion. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (August 8, 2023) – Communities In Schools of Tennessee (CIS of Tennessee), a nonprofit that works inside 41 schools across the state to ensure that every student has what they need to succeed in school and beyond, today announced that Meredith Benton has joined the organization as its new CEO. Benton brings extensive philanthropic and public sector leadership experience to her new role.

Grundy County High School students are helping to ensure that all children have at least one basic need, a bed in which to sleep.

Thirteen years ago, before Nashville was named the “it” city, cross-sector leaders authored a Child and Youth Master Plan that laid out guiding principles for what our youngest residents should experience in Nashville, and then established ambitious strategies to get us there.