Communities In Schools of Spokane County and Second Harvest Inland Northwest have joined forces to launch a Kids Cafe that provides healthy food to children who attend Cheney Middle School’s after-school programs. Kids Cafe programs provide free meals and snacks to low-income children through a variety of community locations where children already congregate—such as Boys [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 23, 2009
2nd graders get surprise visit from Tobey Maguire!
Last September 11th was a special day. Not only was it the first time that September 11th was commemorated as a National Day of Remembrance and Service, but for a class of Seattle 2nd graders it was an opportunity to meet a special someone and experience the joy of reading first hand. As mentioned in [...]
September 21, 2009
Communities In Schools outfits over 11,000 Washington kids with school supplies
Summer of 2009 was heaven for the students of Washington with months of endless blue-sky days. But for the tens-of-thousands of families who recently lost both incomes and credit the harsh economy cast a dark shadow over the usual summertime fun. Many families could not afford some of the most basic things – like school [...]
September 17, 2009
Dropout rate prompts call for tax measure in Spokane
September 17, 2009 Spokesman Review kevingr@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5433 Spokane children’s advocates, concerned about societal problems stemming from Spokane’s high school dropout rate, hope voters will approve a citywide tax levy to keep young people in school and out of trouble. The Children’s Investment Fund, modeled after successful, publicly funded initiatives in Seattle, Portland and Miami, would [...]
September 16, 2009
Communities In Schools earns recognition for financial stewardship and operational transparency.
Posted by Dan Cardinali Recently Communities In Schools was recognized by the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance, a rigorous evaluation process that helps foster sound giving decisions and advances high standards of conduct among nonprofits. The recognition, along with our second four-star rating from Charity Navigator, places us in the top tier of nonprofits [...]
September 11, 2009
Holland America and Tobey Maguire help stuff backpacks
September 11, National Day of Service and Remembrance On a sunny indian summer morning in Seattle over 50 volunteers from Holland America assembled in a south Seattle warehouse to help Communities In Schools sort thousands of pounds of donated school supplies collected throughout the summer at various “Stuff the Bus” events. Volunteers sorted, inventoried and [...]
September 8, 2009
Seahawk Fans help Stuff the Bus!
It was the last pre-season game of the year for the Seahawks, who were facing off against the Oakland Raiders. Seahawk fans dressed in the traditional blues and the new green, came ready to watch the Seahawks beat the Raiders last Thursday, and to do a little a more. At selected gates around the stadium, [...]
