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The spread of COVID-19 in the United States has presented an unprecedented challenge to all communities, and particularly students and families in rural regions have uniquely been impacted in three ways - economic vulnerability, access to healthcare, and persistent levels of poverty. Communities In Schools is working to help those we serve combat these issues.

For many young people, social distancing means missing milestones and public recognition of their academic achievements. As students begin to wrap-up their final months of remote classes, Communities In Schools ® (CIS) affiliates across the country are finding creative ways to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our students.

During a normal academic year, 22 million students rely on schools for access to regular meals. Now with students out of the classroom, Communities In Schools ® (CIS) affiliates across the country are working with community partners to provide food and essential items to those students and their families.

Our site coordinators and professional staff members are doing whatever it takes – delivering meals, helping kids access remote learning, and just checking in.

Together we are united in one mission to surround students with a community of support and empower them to succeed. See what we are made of.

At Communities In Schools we’ve now moved beyond the school walls, to provide vulnerable students with the resources they need to stay healthy, maintain their progress in school and most importantly, deal with issues of anxiety and trauma they may be feeling during this time of crisis.

In the face of the coronavirus crisis, Communities In Schools is going beyond school walls to meet students where they are and ensure that their basic needs don’t go unmet.

In the middle of her junior year at Seguin High School, Nakya found herself homeless and in need of a safe place to stay.  Nakya’s choice to begin counseling sessions with Ms. Bethany, the CIS Site Coordinator on campus, empowered her towards stability and success.

Autumn Coleman and Ashunti Goggins, seniors at McDonough High School in Henry County, Ga., weren’t always friends. That was before the SOAR club, coordinated by CIS site coordinator Kara Colley, became their sisterhood.