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A Promise of Success
January 1, 2016
Category: NewslettersSuccess Stories
“If I didn’t have CIS in my life, I would not be a senior right now,” says LaShawnda Melton. “I would have given up and dropped out.” It’s hard to...
Stories
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Our Promise to You: Annual Report 2014-15
January 1, 2016
Category: Annual Reports
Dear Friends of CIS, When Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo was founded more than a dozen years ago, we made some promises to you— Together with the school district we...
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A Few Things We’re Grateful For…
December 15, 2015
Category: General Info
Gratefulness feels good. In fact, research on gratitude has found a connection between gratitude and a whole bunch of good stuff, like better health, improved relationships, and dealing with adversity....
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Doing What It Takes To Get Her Promise Back
December 8, 2015
Category: Caring AdultSuccess Stories
When JacQuese Steele graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 2008, she headed off to Michigan State University, fully intending to use the gift of The Kalamazoo Promise® to obtain a degree. Bonnie Terrentine, CIS After...
Educators on Parade
December 1, 2015
Category: Guest Bloggers
It’s Giving Tuesday, a way to reclaim this season and infuse it with true giving. #GivingTuesday does just that by generating conversations about how you can help, give smarter, and put personal...
Welcome to our new home
November 24, 2015
Category: General Info
Ask Me About My 12,000 Kids has a beautiful new home. Come on in! You’ll notice that our blog is now snuggled within our brand spanking new website. We think...
Keeping our Promise: Dr. Janice Brown
October 13, 2015
Category: NewslettersPartnerships
We met up with Dr. Janice Brown on the heels of the 10th Anniversary Promise Community Celebration in Bronson Park. A Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo Board Member since 2000,...
POP QUIZ: THE CIS INTERNS OF 2015!
October 6, 2015
Category: General InfoPop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
The Promises You Keep: CIS Connections
October 1, 2015
Category: Newsletters
On Saturday, August 15th in beautiful downtown Bronson Park, this community celebrated the ten year anniversary of The Kalamazoo Promise®. At our CIS station we heard a mantra of thanks...
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Dear Ms. Rosenbaum
September 29, 2015
Category: Caring Adult
It’s time again to think back to when you were young and in school and recall that caring adult you felt especially connected to. Maybe it was in elementary school, or perhaps it...