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A High School Student’s Reflections on Mentoring: Lessons Shared

By Cori Uddenberg, Volunteer, Communities In Schools of Peninsula Pencil to paper, marker to dry erase board, finger to calculator. The medium changes constantly. Never the same in process but always the same in answer: math. I teach her how … Continue reading

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President Obama Proclaims January as National Mentoring Month – You Can Become a Communities In Schools Mentor

Excerpted from NMM news release | Posted: January 5, 2012   January 3, 2012: President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation designating January as National Mentoring Month, saying, “Every day, mentors help young Americans face the challenges of growing into adulthood. … Continue reading

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Breaking the cycle

Author: Briana Kerensky, Online Communications Specialist, Communities In Schools National Office While we have all experienced the effects of our country’s economic downturn in one way or another, a new Census Bureau report released Tuesday delivered a shock to the … Continue reading

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Communities In Schools recognized as 2011 Top Nonprofit

Author: Cindy Nixon, PR/Marketing Manager, Communities In Schools National Office Philanthropedia. Once I could get around to pronouncing it, I took a minute to think about what being recognized as a “2011 Top Nonprofit” by this organization could mean to … Continue reading

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Family: the Keystone to Success

Today’s post comes from the National Office of Communities In Schools. When a youth is in need of help, Communities In Schools builds a team of compassionate professionals in order to surround him or her with a community of support. … Continue reading

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Dropping Out – Still Relevant After All These Years

Today’s post, by Tracey Savell Reavis, is from the CIS National Office Blog. Last week I tuned in to NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” and their special series, Dropping Out, A Life-Changing Decision. They opened with an alarming statistic – … Continue reading

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