Success Stories
Get inspired by the stories of CIS site coordinators, students, families, educators, administrators, and partners—all working together in schools and classrooms across the country every day!
Learn more about the impact of CIS on individual students and school-wide success.
The Communities In Schools All In For Students Awards is a national recognition and celebration of the individuals and partners working to make a significant impact in schools and communities across the country.
Stories | Aug. 30, 2023 Read more of Congratulations to Our 2023 All In For Students Award Recipients
“I believe doing restorative work between students is an important step into students learning to forgive,” said CIS of Chicago Senior Student Supports Manager Juanita Herrera. “Forgiveness is not just needed for the other person, but for yourself. Learning to forgive others helps build character and helps free yourself from any anger.”
Stories | Aug. 14, 2023 Read more of Restorative Practices Help Two Friends Repair a Strained Relationship
“A support that is simple but can often be overlooked is CONSISTENCY. Just having the ability to be a consistent, supportive figure in a student’s life plays a huge role.” -CIS Site Coordinator Amirah Williams
Stories | June 20, 2023 Read more of Supporting Students Through Consistency
Sherry Hoyle, a site coordinator from CIS of Tennessee, received the 2022 All In for Students: Site Coordinator Award for her enduring commitment and dedication to her students and community.
Stories | Nov. 11, 2022 Read more of Sherry: Showing Students that Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Communities In Schools Affiliates of Central Texas, Houston, San Antonio, South Central and Greater Tarrant County received the All In for Students: Presidential Award of Excellence for their leadership and commitment that supported community recovery efforts in Uvalde, Texas.
Stories | Nov. 7, 2022 Read more of CIS Support in Uvalde
Dr. Lori Ward-Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent of District Effectiveness in Bibb County Public School District, received the 2022 All In for Students: Education Partner Award for her two decades of leadership in Georgia schools and 11 years of local support and partnership with Communities In Schools of Central Georgia.
Stories | Oct. 25, 2022 Read more of Dr. Lori Ward-Rodgers: Transforming Students’ Lives in Central Georgia
Blanca’s first memory of Communities In Schools® (CIS®) was when she was in 1st grade in Marion, Texas, and she was introduced to CIS Site Coordinator Melissa Avalos. Blanca and her family had moved from Mexico to the US one year prior.
Stories | Oct. 20, 2022 Read more of Blanca: Taking a Leap of Faith
Learn how Communities In Schools affiliates and licensed partners went ALL IN to prepare students for the new school year.
Stories | Sept. 9, 2022 Read more of ALL IN for Kids for Back to School Season
We invite you to share how you or someone you love
has been impacted by the dedication of a CIS organization.
The Push is a short film that follows the inspirational relationship between Darrell Smith, a caring CIS site coordinator, and Ja-Mez, who is about to graduate from high school full of self-confidence and with the promise of a bright future — an event that seemed impossible just two years earlier. The moving film provides an inside look at one of the many stories unfolding in thousands of CIS schools across America.
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