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Happy Birthday, Edwards Garment!
February 21, 2017
Category: PartnershipsPrograms
How many of us make it to our 150th Birthday? Well, Edwards Garment has, so instead of scrambling for 150 candles, we thought we’d light up the blog by sharing...
Blog Category: Partnerships
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Dave Maurer: Persistence is key to success
January 24, 2017
Category: PartnershipsPop Quiz
This past Friday, Dave Maurer gave a presentation to his fellow Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo (CIS) board members entitled, “The Business Community’s Role in Providing Hope.” A few days...
A Story of Success: The Gift of Achievement
December 27, 2016
For eighth grader DeKarieon, the CIS support he’s received over the past three years at Hillside Middle School has done more than put him on the road to success in...
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What Is Your Small Happiness?
December 13, 2016
Category: PartnershipsPop 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...
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The Dolly That Mike Made
November 1, 2016
Category: Partnerships
Anyone who sets foot in a school knows that the role of a custodian is vital to the health and climate of a school. At Milwood Elementary School, students, their...
First Day Shoe Fund: A CIS Partner With Sole
October 11, 2016
Category: Partnerships
Partnerships, like most things in life, begin by putting one foot in front of the other. The first steps for Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo (CIS) and First Day Shoe Fund (FDSF)...
Ten Sparks
September 27, 2016
Category: PartnershipsPop Quiz
Let’s give a warm welcome to ten fresh, new faces who are beginning their internship with Communities In Schools, working within the Kalamazoo Public Schools. Fernando Davis, Dominique Jackson, Keelei...
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Don’t Discount What Seems Small
September 20, 2016
Category: General InfoPartnerships
Little things make a big difference. Recently, Precious Miller, Senior Site Coordinator at Hillside Middle School reminded us of this truth. She has been, like so many of our Communities...
I am
August 23, 2016
Category: PartnershipsPrograms
Here is a lovely poem written by seven-year-old Sevati. She wrote this during the CIS Think Summer! program.* Sevati attends Woods Lake Elementary School: A Magnet Center for the Arts....
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The Beat of Summer
August 2, 2016
Category: PartnershipsPrograms
Students are packing a lot of fun and learning into these six weeks of their CIS Think Summer! program*. At the Prairie Ridge Elementary School site, Kalamazoo Kids in Tune...