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.
“[Mr. Primer] was definitely the role model that I needed at the time to help me and guide me onto a positive path for myself... CIS has definitely been able to prepare me in ways I don't think I would have been prepared had I not been in CIS.” – Serenity
Stories | April 19, 2024 Read more of Serenity: Reflecting on Life After Graduation
The Communities In Schools Achieve In Life Summit brought together 130 staff, alumni, community partners, and youth advocates with a shared mission: to explore, discuss, and strategize ways to dismantle barriers obstructing the upward mobility of young people.
Stories | Nov. 28, 2023 Read more of 2023 Achieve In Life Summit: Elevating Youth Voice and Working Together Towards Upward Mobility
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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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