Monthly Archives: September 2009

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →