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We are excited that CIS Site Coordinator Gulnar Husain has received national recognition for her work within Arcadia Elementary School. She joins the ranks of only a handful throughout this country to receive...
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As a parent of a Kalamazoo Public School student, Mr. Weston couldn’t be prouder of his ten year old daughter Lacey. “I am so proud of her accomplishments and good...
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As an educational leader, Dan Cardinali, President of Communities In Schools, Inc.,regularly lends his voice to the national dialogue on education reform. In a recent visit to Kalamazoo, Dan was...
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CIS has three AmeriCorps VISTA workers who are wrapping up their time with us this week. VISTA stands for Volunteers In Service To America. VISTAs commit to a full-time year of service...
Every 26 seconds, a child drops out of school. This alarming statistic disturbs me more than any other national statistic out there. Why? I think it’s because it is entirely...
“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...
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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...
Today’s post is from our Director of Volunteer Services, Carly Wiggins. Ralph Waldo Emerson said that enthusiasm is the mother of effort. Here at CIS we say that Carly is the mother of...
Want to feel warm and fuzzy? Read today’s post, written by Kaitlin Martin, our Volunteer Coordinator. We’re fortunate that she also has her own business,Freshwater Photography and took the accompanying photos...
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill It’s National Mentoring Month. Here’s a heartfelt piece from a mentor among...
