The Kent Performance Learning Center , a partnership between Communities In Schools and the Kent School District graduated 26 students last week. Twenty-six young people who, prior to enrolling at the center, would likely have dropped out of school. The center is based on a small schools model where students who are struggling in the [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 24, 2009
Communities In Schools Founder Receives Highest Award for Public Service
We are proud to announce our founder, Bill Milliken, received the 2009 National Jefferson Award for Public Service, in the category of Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged. “I am touched and honored to receive this award. Caring about young people is not just a job, it’s a calling, and it is the foundation of all [...]
June 22, 2009
Former Communities In Schools director to lead Seattle’s Youth Violence Prevention Program
Mariko Lockhart believes people can change. She has to. The city of Seattle is betting $8 million it can dramatically reduce juvenile crimes in two years, and has handed the job to Lockhart, director of the city’s new Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. “I’ve seen kids totally change their path and turn things around,” says Lockhart. [...]
June 18, 2009
Comcast Partnership Raises Awareness of the Needs of Youth
As we approach the end of our fiscal year we are gathering and recording in-kind donations received over the past year – donated services rather than (or in addition to) donated cash. While this is something our accountant insists on, it’s also a good gauge of support for our cause beyond hard cash. One of [...]
June 9, 2009
“Love and Logic” Parenting Classes on the Key Peninsula
To great success Communities In Schools of Peninsula completed the first in a planned series of five-week parenting classes. “Love and Logic” teaches simple, practical techniques for parents to raise responsible children. The well-attended classes are facilitated by trained counselors and use a nationally accredited curriculum and include free dinner and child care. The classes [...]
June 4, 2009
The Power of Saying Yes
This morning I attended a benefit breakfast for Neighborhood House, a local nonprofit helping our poor and recent immigrant populations access education, housing and community services. A tremendous local asset doing inspiring work in King County. Just as inspiring was the keynote speaker, Rey Ramsey, CEO of One Economy, a national group working to level [...]
June 2, 2009
Washington Network Seeks Six VISTA Volunteers
The Communities In Schools Washington network is looking to fill six VISTA positions recently awarded by the federal Americorp VISTA program. As reported in a previous post the program, with help from the economic stimulus plan, expanded its ranks by 10,000 additional one-year positions. Communities In Schools VISTAs will work for affiliate offices in Renton, [...]
