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Communities In Schools - Helping Kids Across the Nation
Communities In Schools started as a grassroots movement in a few cities led by Bill Milliken. Bill and his colleagues worked with youth throughout the 1960's and 70's and out of his experience developed the "Five Basics" which still form the cornerstone of the CIS philosophy. CIS understands that children who have access to caring adults, safe places to learn & grow, preventative health care, and opportunity are less likely to engage in risky behavior and are more likely to stay in school and make a positive contribution to their community.
Bill also realized that the so-called "dropout problem" begins long before kids reach age and that we need to get to young people before they give up on school. So he started to show communities how to work with their students inside the schools and coordinate existing community resources to serve kids more directly - inside their schools. Out of this Communities In Schools was born.
Since 1977 across the nation Communities In Schools has successfully lowered high school dropout rates and helped millions of young people choose a better path in life. Today CIS works with more than 2000 schools and provides access to nearly two million kids annually.
Communities In Schools of Seattle
After decades of success in other parts on the US, Communities In Schools branched out to Seattle. CIS-S was incorporated in 1998 and since inception has helped hundreds of youth overcome the social, emotional and physical barriers to learning by providing academic support and intervention with students for truancy, inter-student harassment, emotional and family issues, housing and health concerns. CIS-S is one of a dozen CIS programs in Washington state. To learn about other CIS programs, click here.
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