The mission of Communities In Schools is to 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 provides the link between educators and the community. The result: teachers are free to teach, and students – many in jeopardy of dropping out – have the opportunity to focus on learning.

For over 30 years, Communities In Schools has worked to ensure that every child needs and deserves these “Five Basics”:

• A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult
• A safe place to learn and grow
• A healthy start and a healthy future
• A marketable skill to use upon graduation
• A chance to give back to peers and community

CIS Marietta/Cobb Current Programs                             Successes In 2009-2010

Ambassador Leadership Program for Youth                    115 High School Graduates (PLCs)
Mentoring                                                                     346 Students served (Tutoring & PLC)
The Georgia Literacy Connection for grades K-5 (GLC)    48 Preschool Children served (PAT)
Parental Information Resource Centers (PIRC)               8,838 Children received free books
Parents Assuring Student Success (PASS)                     281 Parents served (PASS & PAT)
Parents As Teachers (PAT)                                              318 Community Volunteers
The Reality Store – Graduation Incentive                         95 Youth served (Reality Store)  
2 Performance Learning Centers (PLC)- both Marietta     2426 Volunteer Hours      
City Schools/Cobb County Schools                                  23 School Sites (Variety of Services)