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A Shout Out To Secretaries
April 23, 2013
Category: Partnerships
Secretaries make the world go ‘round. If you are a parent, volunteer, or partner with us you know that the secretary is often the first face you encounter upon entering...
Stories
From the CIS Kalamazoo Blog
Putting The Super In Intendent
April 16, 2013
Category: General InfoPartnerships
Communities In Schools and our host of partners could not do the work we do without the support, vision and leadership of Dr. Michael F. Rice. As both the Superintendent...
What’s In A Name
April 9, 2013
Category: General InfoVolunteers
Don’t let April slip away without writing a poem. It’s poetry month after all. Not sure how to start? Be a part of building our group poem on facebook or try your...
Broncos Brake For Volunteers
April 2, 2013
Category: PartnershipsVolunteers
Apparently, seven of our CIS volunteers didn’t get the memo that it was spring break! This past Saturday, seven of them showed up to our downtown office bright and early...
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Where Was Dom When We Were In Fifth Grade?
March 26, 2013
Spring is here. And our newsletter, CIS Connections, is almost here too, making its way to 2,000 of you. This attendance-themed newsletter will be available on our website, snuggled alongside other...
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We Are An Open Book
March 19, 2013
Category: General Info
To celebrate National Reading Month, today’s post is a series of portions of emails that have flown between CIS staff over the course of March. It’s been fun to see...
Ping Pong Wisdom On Giving
March 12, 2013
Category: Guest Bloggers
Today’s post is by guest blogger, Sandy Barry-Loken (yes, the Sandy Barry-Loken who is Director of Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run). Sandy shares a family tradition that could easily...
Threads
March 5, 2013
Today’s post comes from Kaitlin Martin, our Volunteer Coordinator. After reading it, check out these pictures on our facebook album taken by Freshwater Photography. While most of the world has...
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Seeing Between The Lines
February 26, 2013
Category: PartnershipsThe CIS Model
“To eliminate disparities, we must know enough (research); do enough (deliver the outcomes); care enough (commitment); and persevere enough (don’t get discouraged).” -David Satcher, Director, Morehouse School of Medicine and...
Love Is A Fifteen Letter Word
February 12, 2013
Category: General InfoThe CIS Model
Synonymous with love, a Site Coordinator is, in the words of one CIS board member, the “secret sauce” in what we do. These passionate men and women show up day...