Communities In Schools Recognized as a National Model for Advancing Student Success and Economic Mobility
The organization earns inclusion in Results for America’s Economic Mobility Catalog for delivering proven, evidence-based impact at scale.
Communities In Schools® (CIS®), the nation’s leading provider of K-12 integrated student supports, has been recognized in Results for America’s Economic Mobility Catalog as a national model for advancing student success and long-term economic mobility.
The catalog highlights evidence-based strategies that help individuals and families move up the economic ladder and identifies Communities In Schools as a proven approach, backed by multiple studies with rigorous designs.
For nearly 50 years, Communities In Schools has worked inside public schools, alongside educators and community partners to ensure students have the resources they need to stay in school and achieve in life. This recognition affirms what we see every day. When students’ academic and non-academic needs are met, they are far more likely to graduate and pursue pathways that lead to long-term success.
-Rey Saldaña, Communities In Schools National President and CEO
Communities In Schools serves more than 2 million students each year across more than 3,500 schools nationwide, operating in both urban and rural settings. The organization places full-time site coordinators in schools to work alongside educators, families and community partners to identify and address barriers to learning, such as food insecurity, housing instability and lack of transportation.
On Tuesday, June 9 at 3 p.m. ET, Results for America will host “The Evidence Is In: Relationship-Based Personalized Supports as a Catalyst for Economic Mobility,” a webinar showcasing recent research from Harvard’s Opportunity Insights and the EdRedesign Lab. The findings show that pairing resources with relationship-based, personalized supports through Communities In Schools drives measurable gains in test scores, graduation rates, college enrollment and adult earnings.
About Communities In Schools
Communities In Schools® (CIS®) is proven to help students reach their full potential. For 49 years, CIS has supported millions of students in achieving their goals in school, succeeding in the workforce, and thriving in life. Working directly inside more than 3,500 schools across the country, CIS connects students to caring adults and community resources that help them see, confront, and overcome the barriers that stand between them and a brighter future.
About Results for America
Results for America helps government leaders find, fund and implement solutions that work to accelerate upward economic mobility and improve lives. We work with federal, state and local government decision-makers to increase their use of evidence and data in budget, policy and program decisions.
