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What is Your Story?
February 25, 2014
Category: Guest Bloggers
When somebody asks you what your story is, what do you tell them? Where do you start? When we tell our stories, according to writer Scott Russell Sanders, we usually...
Blog Category: Guest Bloggers
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Silent Giants In The Schools
February 4, 2014
Today’s post is written by Lauren Longwell. She is venturing into her second year as an AmeriCorps VISTA with us. (VISTA stands for Volunteers In Service To America. VISTAs commit...
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Checking In For Children At The Checkout Lane At Meijer
January 28, 2014
Category: General InfoGuest Bloggers
Pam Kingery, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo, has returned from Charlotte, North Carolina. She, along with a Kalamazoo delegation, joined the national CIS board for a reception...
A Gift Of Warmth For Edison
December 17, 2013
Category: Guest BloggersPartnerships
Today’s lovely post is written by Donna Carroll, Director of Health Initiatives for CIS. If Edison School looked like a department store last Friday it was not by chance. Over...
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Kalamazoo Through The Eyes Of Dan Cardinali
December 10, 2013
Category: Guest BloggersThe CIS Model
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...
Being a VISTA
November 26, 2013
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...
How Do You Spell Excellent? K-A-L-A-M-A-Z-O-O
November 19, 2013
Category: Guest BloggersPartnerships
Today’s guest blogger is Pam Kingery, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. Read what she has to say. I think you’ll find it most excellent! Who doesn’t like...
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Trail Magic
October 8, 2013
Category: Guest Bloggers
Today’s moving post comes from James Hissong, a former teacher within the Kalamazoo Public Schools. James is our Quality & Evaluation Coordinator. He works within the downtown office and out...
Bookends of Life
June 11, 2013
Category: Guest BloggersPrograms
Today’s lovely post is written by Carly Wiggins, Director of Volunteer Services for Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. A few weeks ago, I started my day at the senior honors...
Developing The Future Through Love
May 28, 2013
Category: Guest BloggersPrograms
Today’s post comes from Bonnie Terrentine. Bonnie is the CIS Site Coordinator at Lincoln International Studies School. Her post sheds light on the vital role Youth Development Workers have in helping our...