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We Can’t Have a Strong America with Weak Kids
February 11, 2014
Hunger, by its very nature, takes bites out of academic success. When a child is hungry, it impacts that child’s ability to learn. It’s harder to pay attention to what...
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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...
Engineers of the Heart
July 9, 2013
Category: General InfoVolunteers
There is considerable research that shows that children who are not reading at grade level by third grade face far higher risks than their peers of dropping out of high...