March Madness of the Midlands
On March 8th, Communities In Schools of the Midlands hosted the Saints VS. Heroes basketball game, at St. Andrews Middle School in Columbia, SC.
The purpose of this in-school event is to have our young men spend time with the local police officers who protect our communities. Our goal is to build community relations with the local police department. After the game, the bonding continued over lunch.
Claudia Aldamuy, CIS Site Coordinated states, “CIS of the Midlands creates pathways to help the youth referred to our program see the value in relationships with caring adults. In turn, we meet the non-academic needs our children crave to be more confident in their ability to perform academically and make wise choices in life.”
At Communities In Schools, we amplify the power of each student’s potential by connecting them to caring adults and community resources designed to help them succeed. By being in school every day, we support them in ways that go beyond the classroom. Across communities, we build lasting relationships—businesses, volunteers, agencies, healthcare providers and educators—to help students stay focused today, so they can go further tomorrow.
To learn more about our Site Schools and partnerships contact Latasha Taste-Walker, Director of Development ltwalker@cism.org.
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ABOUT CISM
Communities In School of the Midlands (CIS of the Midlands) is a an affiliate of Communities In Schools National, recognized as one of the most evidence based dropout prevention organizations in the world.
Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school, and achieve in life. Since inception in May 1987, we strive to expand our services and partnerships. Our programs include services that respond to the needs of students, family, and schools in the Midlands.
How We Serve
We champion the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life. By bringing caring adults into the schools to address children’s unmet needs, CIS of the Midlands ensures students facing barriers have an opportunity for success.
Our school based staff also known as CIS Site Coordinators, facilitates our program services to students in grades K – 12 to address the non-academic needs students experience–chronic absenteeism, academic failure, behavioral issues and other obstacles related to poverty.
How We Break Barriers
CIS of the Midlands changes the dropout equation with the Integrated Student Support (ISS) program, a school-based research approach designed to promote students’ success by developing and recruiting and then coordinating target resources. We are guided by a set of 5 Basic Principles that we believe every child needs and deserves to be successful.