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What do you love?
February 14, 2017
Category: General Info
We know you love seeing kids succeed. We do too! What else do you love? We polled a few CIS partners, volunteers, and staff. Here is what they said: ...
Blog Tag: Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo
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Dedication and I
February 7, 2017
Category: Guest Bloggers
Who have you been hanging out with lately? Responsibility? Joy? Generosity? In today’s post, Coach Rodney Manning reflects on his relationship with Dedication. As the Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach for...
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Three New Sparks with CIS
January 31, 2017
Category: Pop 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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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...
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Dear Mrs. Dalton
January 10, 2017
Category: Caring Adult
What better way to kick off 2017 than with a thank you letter shared with us by a CIS volunteer who is participating in our “caring adult” series (and has...
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Mr. Sindoni Responds!
December 20, 2016
Category: Caring AdultVolunteers
Remember the November post written by CIS volunteer Shirley Freeman? The one that began: Dear Mr. Sindoni, I often tell the story of my 7th grade year. How I was...
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...
Pop Quiz: DeKarieon Booth
December 6, 2016
Category: Pop QuizSuccess Stories
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...
A Letter to Mr. Sindoni
November 29, 2016
Category: Caring AdultVolunteers
Today, we hear from CIS volunteer and Bookbug staff extraordinare, Shirley Freeman. As part of the Chapel Hill/Portage United Methodist Church initiative to help students attain the Kalamazoo Promise, Shirley...
Pop Quiz: Dominique Jackson
November 8, 2016
Category: Pop 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...