Page Vernon Memorial Fund Established

Aug 27, 2014 | Board of Directors, Mentoring, Our Organization, Our Programs, Stories

Siler City, NC, August 14, 2014 – Communities in Schools of Chatham County (formerly Chatham County Together!) has established a fund to honor the late Page Vernon’s devotion to the needs of at-risk children and youth.  The Page Vernon Memorial Fund will support...

CIS is in the New York Times!

Aug 27, 2014 | Youth

Students living in poverty need social services in order to stay in and succeed in school. View article How to Get Kids to Class To Keep Poor Students in School, Provide Social Services

“DON’T CALL THEM DROPOUTS” – a new report details experiences that lead youth away from school before graduating

Jul 16, 2014 | Youth

What prompts students to leave A new report from America’s Promise Alliance details experiences that lead youth away from school before graduating. It expressly avoids the term “dropout,” since participants said it doesn’t describe their...

Celebrating 25 years and our transition to Communities In Schools of Chatham County!

May 29, 2014 | Our Organization

Message from the Board Chair & Director For the past 25 years, Chatham County Together! has been working to change the lives of kids through Mentoring and other programs, including Family Advocacy, Teen Court, Community Service and Restitution, and Workforce...