MTV profiles Communities In Schools alum
Over the course of the last few months, former Communities In Schools students have been working hard to create a national Alumni Network. Open to all who have graduated with the support of Communities...
View ArticleHeading into the future, together
It’s that time of year again, when the academic calendar is wrapping up and summer plans are in the works. High schools seniors are going to prom, finishing their finals and getting ready to make that...
View ArticleCleared for launch
Today’s post comes from Communities In Schools Publications Director Maureen Salamat. When my son was very young, he would offer unfiltered commentary on life as he knew it, no matter what the...
View ArticleWords of wisdom
It’s graduation season! Illustration courtesy Lori Milani When I graduated from high school, my family threw me a small graduation party. We had tons of baked ziti and salad, and a cake with a photo of...
View ArticleTurning a gift into a treasure
Today’s blog post comes from Tim Plant, Communities In Schools’ Director of Individual Giving. One of the most exciting donations that Communities In Schools received recently was from a young woman in...
View ArticleVolunteerism’s True Reward
Communities In Schools alumni Marlin Payne and LaToya Harris at the Al Ma’IDAH Organic Community Garden. Last week, the Communities In Schools network recognized National Volunteer Week, a time to...
View ArticleWhy I Mentor
Omar Figueroa and Trevor Bailey at their high school graduation. Photo by Adib Rushdan. Communities In Schools of Delaware Site Coordinator Adib Rushdan started The Gentlemen’s Club male mentoring...
View ArticleHelping it All Come Together
Today’s blog post is by Communities In Schools of Houston Alum Tristan Love. Tristan, a senior biology major at Wiley College, recently participated in a panel at the Grad Nation conference in...
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