Its been almost a year since the pandemic hit the Michigan community. Reflecting on this past year, the COVID-19 pandemic surely put a halt on many supports we at Communities In Schools of Michigan planned to provide; many of the afterschool programs, community volunteers, and tutors are no longer allowed in the school to provide in-person programming. For an organization that is all about bringing people together, we had to get creative, and we did…

"I am definitely not going to forget this!" said Zainab Choker, a Site Coordinator in Dearborn Public Schools for Communities In Schools of Michigan, "Being essential during the pandemic, and to be that one person your students and families know they can trust is extra special."

We all can agree that reading is fundamental. As one volunteer shared, reading is a way, “to continuously help the children of the future be the leaders of the future.” The team at Communities In Schools of Michigan could not agree more…

The word is out that students in Battle Creek are getting excited about learning to read through Reading Buddies…

Watch the CIS Site Coordinators Zahraa Ahmed, Gina Mroczka, and Ali Mashhour in action as they help bring the Gleaners Community Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry to students and families in Dearborn Public Schools! The Gleaners Mobile Food Pantry is an important CIS support…

In Battle Creek, a local businessman donated a new computer to a student at W.K. Kellogg Preparatory High School this week. The student is expected to graduate in January of 2020, but because of a number of daily barriers…

Communities In Schools of Michigan partnered with Power 96.5 to host their annual Backpack Giveaway on August 15th for families in the Lansing Area.

The assistant principal at Pleasant View noticed that there were multiple students going outside for recess without winter coats, hats, or gloves.