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Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Educational Services, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Literacy, Youth Development, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Target demographics: surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life
Direct beneficiaries per year: 3,000 students
Geographic areas served: the District of Columbia
Programs: Communities In Schools trains and places highly qualified site coordinators and supporting staff directly into schools. Once there, our job is to connect students and their families to basic and critical community resources, tailored to each student's specific needs. By providing students with a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, we create a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start to a healthy future, a path toward marketable skills upon graduation and a chance to give back to peers and the community.