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Communities In Schools of Wake County works with students in schools across Wake County to impact overall school goals. Evidence shows that attendance, behavior, coursework, and parent & family engagement are indicators of student success.
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We surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Every student deserves:
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A healthy start and a healthy future
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A chance to give back to peers and community
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A marketable skill to use upon graduation
Featured News
CISNC Honors Suzanne Gordon with the Power of One Award
Gordon Pictured with Mentee Carol On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, Suzanne Gordon, Board Chair for Communities In Schools of Wake County was recognized with the statewide H. Glenn Williams Power of One Award for her ongoing commitment and dedication to students in Wake County. A multiplier of impact, Gordon has been a long-time mentor and […]
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Happy birthday Dock!
#ThrowbackThursday for our @CISWake Coach Mr. Dock
Did you know 49% of fires are in the kitchen? That's why @StateFarm agents and @NFPA are Serving Up Kitchen Safety for #FirePreventionWeek with Fire Departments across the Carolinas and GA. @NC_OSFM @FireSafeSC @SafeKidsNC @GA_DOI @SafeKids_SC
3Welcome waketechprez, Dr. Scott Ralls, to the CIS Board of Directors! 👏🏾👏🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXGVPVFJ8s/?igshid=12olum7mp0yey
Thanks @CFamC for the school supplies! https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAVkPHFl0z/?igshid=19ekl11bzthnz
Thanks @DavidWeekley for helping equip our students for success. https://www.instagram.com/p/CECFXcHJkxs/?igshid=8pmk52fym4b7
Super impressed by our new @EMMMSCougars 6th graders already! So many of them asking great questions and taking ownership of their own learning on day 1. #proudcounselor @JordacheArtis
August is Black Philanthropy Month! Learn more about this important celebration here: http://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/
Special thanks for all of the board members and staff who participated in the CIS Wake Squares of Strategic Planning for the last two days! https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUr92zlldd/?igshid=t8ulmcreclah
Thanks @coastal24 for an awesome Virtual Reality financial literacy workshop! It was a fun way to culminate camp!
These sisters and their fellow camper are ready to tell time and manage it! https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPSoITlMaK/?igshid=11rk0uqh0kyem
Special thanks to our new friend, Candis Parker, from balfourbeatty_us for providing an awesome surprise for each camper. We look forward to building a long relationship with you and your team! https://www.instagram.com/p/CDM9AJCF2aH/?igshid=kif8z6fb7h6k
SMART Summer Cafe gives our students and teachers a preview of what learning environments could look like during COVID restrictions. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZQ5MyFa4x/?igshid=v8zj37iv07mc
Thanks for your continuous support and leadership in our community.
We awarded $810,089 in grants and scholarships last week. Our nonprofits and the philanthropists who support them have never been more critical. We're proud to serve donors supporting nonprofits doing critical work across our state, especially during these challenging times.
Thanks @TriComFdn for not only listening to the needs of the community, but providing a platform for others to learn more as well.
Did you miss Ep 2 of What Matters: The Video Podcast?
We talk to our Triangle Capacity Building Network grantees,
@SUSONC, @StudentUDurham, & @strongHERGirls
along with our partner, @BCBSNCFound, unpack why funding orgs serving and led by POC is vital. https://youtu.be/DmPsg8N6UEo
We applaud the tremendous leadership of our outgoing Chair, Suzanne Gordon. We welcome our new board chair,@mlbelvin_serv. We look forward to an adventurous year under your leadership.
2We salute the multiple years of fiscal leadership of our outgoing Treasurer, Mark Larson, and welcome the guidance of our incoming Treasurer, Jeff Sherwood.
2Tune in to see the return to school discuss.
Board of Education Meeting has started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE_a3vvz13A https://twitter.com/WCPSS/status/1278714374870446084
Share this out, please! Even if the school you work with isn’t located in SE Raleigh, some of your students may live there. https://twitter.com/RaleighGov/status/1276541149784748032
Residents of the 27610 ZIP code will have the chance to pick up free, protective face masks thanks to a collaboration between WakeMed, Wake County, & the City of Raleigh. The pilot program aims to distribute 30,000 masks at community locations.
Details: https://raleighnc.gov/face-masks-27610
Congrats Dr. Casey Collins! You have inspired many and will continue to be a change agent in education! We are proud to say we knew you when...
Soooo.. about that......what a day! https://twitter.com/Jenputnam17/status/1276173157544624136
Check out these petals of positivity and promise! 😍😍 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvkrmZF0D0/?igshid=1d63yk60ylv26
Feeling grateful for the continued inspiration and pride that I feel when serving alongside the amazing staff @EMMMSCougars each day! #WeROne
@Aaronmarcin @EMMMSCougars It all starts with a great leader. 💯
Our teachers introduced positive self-talk today and the students created flowers of positive affirmations. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBO-_qXFxbf/?igshid=thb326qrkh37
90 degree weather didn’t stop these scholars from constructing a capsule for their egg drop. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMF06blqM2/?igshid=p0peq5s9k0tx
👏🏾Special thanks 👏🏾to our rock star volunteer, Dave Frac, for staying engaged by providing supplies for student engagement. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBLZ_djFzny/?igshid=95sa84ro2bzf
👏🏾Well deserved👏🏾. The @cnswcpss team at Vernon Malone is amazing!
Keith Sutton says @WCPSS will give child nutrition staff a needed break by closing on Memorial Day. But he says extra food will be provided next Friday.
#WeAreRaleigh https://twitter.com/RaleighGov/status/1258109277023191043
We know this has been a tough time for everyone. But remember, if we work together, we can get through this together. #WeAreRaleigh
🎥 @maryannbaldwin @A______C______ @NCState @LeVelleMoton @WCPSS @raleighpolice @BidaManda @BriggsHardware
We're so excited to have @SHAQ talking about the important work CIS is doing across the country! Tune in tomorrow! #AllinforKids #InSchoolsAndBeyond https://twitter.com/CISNational/status/1258055520373608449
Tune-in for #ShaqNight with @CISNational as we watch @SHAQ’s🏀 new reality show @ShaqLifeTNTSeries. He’s giving a special CIS message LIVE TOMORROW at 9PM EST 📺 https://bit.ly/3fniXIK on @TNTDrama #AllinforKids
Great perseverance Chantel!!! Keep up the wonderful work! #EducationMatters #AllInForKids #Equality https://twitter.com/CISWake/status/1256314920649416705
We are so proud of Chantel Hinton, CIS Wake student alumni and MBA candidate at NCSU’s Poole College of Management! She recently shared how her scholarship has made an impact in her life.… https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qHvjIFKNU/?igshid=r06o6k49ktfp
We are so proud of Chantel Hinton, CIS Wake student alumni and MBA candidate at NCSU’s Poole College of Management! She recently shared how her scholarship has made an impact in her life.… https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qHvjIFKNU/?igshid=r06o6k49ktfp
The superhero behind the mask is board member, Trey Jones. Thanks for delivering meals to our Mayview community. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_p1VKblGWr/?igshid=1b3agj8gzvtd4
Temporarily displaced from @cisco due to COVID, We thank kendricksnead87 for his daily support feeding our students at the Sidewalk Cafe! https://www.instagram.com/p/B_mq66wF81p/?igshid=1ez53m1d6k24o
Erica and her @CNSWCPSS team at @VernonMaloneCCA rocks! They improve their customer service every week! Thanks for all that you do to make feeding students easy!
Carpenter Elementary @carpelem principal Fay Jones stopped by to sprinkle some Chameleon care. We partnered to deliver remote learning devices to 13 students. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_hnZZ5ldV5/?igshid=b4h9gmdlyanm
.@NC_Governor says announcement about re-opening public schools will be coming tomorrow. Stay tuned!
The Sidewalk Cafe is open! ✅Hands sanitized ✅Social distancing enforced ✅Meals served!
Thanks to our awesome staff and volunteers for serving our students! https://www.instagram.com/p/B--CHwylOFc/?igshid=adgn01xyvt2s
Thank you @AkeemDavis16 for your #PledgeIt commitment to CIS and for being #AllinForKids! We appreciate you 😀🎉 https://twitter.com/AkeemDavis16/status/1250085058393882625
Thank you for your commitment to #PledgeIt and helping me use my performance at the #NFLCombine to support the @CISNational of Thomasville, NC by raising $2,755 for this incredible organization. @appstate @appstatesports @AppState_FB
Special thanks to the @CNSWCPSS team at Vernon Malone for prepping 130 breakfasts & 130 lunches daily to send to our community sites.
Thanks 👏🏾CIS Wake board👏🏾for becoming Success Coaches for our Success Coaches. Reaching out to each staff member was priceless!
Special thanks to @JrLeagueRaleigh for having the Easter bunny add some extra goodies to our Sidewalk Cafe! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-xny6HldkA/?igshid=smyxfz548098
Leadership is not a position nor a spectator sport. I’m seeing a whole lot of NC Public School employees demonstrating incredible leadership!
@CISWake Donate Now! @LBerwyn https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/ciswakeallinforkids/mobile
Thanks @JrLeagueRaleigh for donated 200+ Backpack Buddies packages to distribute to our families. We distributed 78 bags in Heritage Park community today! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IoCsQlDqj/?igshid=zghel1cre81i
Special thanks to our Heritage Park staff (Robbie Graham, Brenda Jeffreys, Anna Madison, and lisaberwyn providing pizza and popsicles in a Grab ‘N Go experience for the students in the community. Social distancing… https://www.instagram.com/p/B9_7wScl1Pq/?igshid=1roh2t85zmnfi
We are all born equal, but that’s where equality stops. AIM (Alumni In Motion) Lex-Jordan Ibegbu,Esq.
Why did you choose to become a Success Coach? @JustDelon: “I want to be there for students wherever their there maybe.”
“Painting changes how I am. When I’m in the halls, I am goofy. When I am painting, I feel calm.” ~Novessa, @EMMMSCougars student
“I channel my emotions into painting so that I don’t have to carry them around with me. If we don’t channel our emotions they can pile up and explode in ways that you don’t want.” ~@EMMMSCougars Success Coach Alex Percy
Our East Millbrook Middle Success Coach, Alex Percy, leads a Social Emotional Learning activity to reinforce the self awareness competency. emmmscougars Got Talent! https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HpmEZlKSt/?igshid=7hmewkfqgztg
Wow! I’m glad they had a GREAT time! @CISWake https://t.co/76PmqFl54X
Carr is such a treasure and it’s an honor to share him with the @WendellMiddle family!
CC: @CISWake https://twitter.com/roth_allie/status/1226677956216578050
Welcome to Durant!
We are very excited to welcome Ms. Liles, our new 6th grade teacher to the DRMS family!
Thank you so much to @CISWake and @LigonPTA for all of your support! We appreciate it you more than you know!! https://twitter.com/DuvallTweets706/status/1220341195131576325
Guess who got some fantastic news this morning? Ligon has been recognized as a @MagnetSchlsMSA School of Excellence! This is a tremendous honor and speaks to the fantastic work going on in our school! A huge thank you to @LaffeyAlexandra for all of her hard work!! #proudprincipal
Special thanks to The Woman’s Club of Raleigh for a great MLK activity and a nutritious snack! Looks like we have two satisfied customers! https://www.instagram.com/p/B7pa35WFd5C/?igshid=zs7c05kv063c
Awesome day of service with this special group from @WPeaceU! Thank you so much for partnering with us this morning! #ALLin4LIGON
2We are grateful for CIS Wake supporters like @AllenTate. Thanks!! #Wearehome https://www.instagram.com/p/B7YWtfVFAOZ/?igshid=170yto2yulewx
Here’s another way that @TriComFdn positively impacts the triangle!
We've made applying to scholarships easy! Apply today with our common application: https://trianglecf.org/scholarships-awards-parent/scholarships-awards/ @WCPSS @DurhamPublicSch @ChathamCoSch @OrangeCoSchools @chccs @ABSSPublic
On behalf of families that we mutually serve in the Heritage Park community, we welcome you to @ConnMagnet. We look forward to continuing our partnership with your school.
.@YM_FROGS assistant principal Gabriel Chidester named principal of @ConnMagnet starting Feb. 10. Diane Pridgen named interim principal of @CarverESCubs from Jan. 9 to Feb. 28. #wcpss