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Garry and Shymein

September 10, 2019

Garry Sronce and his mentee, Shymein move around a lot! Just check out the ol’ log book. 47 miles hiking and an impressive 83 miles biking various trails. That’s 130 miles in 4 years. 83 miles is tough on one’s bike. Recently Garry and Shyein visited The ReCYCLEry NC in Carrboro. Dave, a ReCYCLEry volunteer, … Continue Reading

Filed Under: Mentoring, Our Organization, Stories, Youth

CIS’s Shirille Lee on Mentoring, Intervention

August 26, 2019

Shirille Lee, the Student Support Specialist for Youth FIRST for Chatham Communities In Schools, joined the CIS team as a staff member in 1998. But long before that, she was a volunteer mentor and board member. Her full-time service to CIS has included being the Governor’s One-on-One mentoring coordinator and Volunteer and Youth Services coordinator. … Continue Reading

Filed Under: Mentoring, News Articles, Our Organization, Our Programs, Youth

A Network of Support Makes a Difference!

August 21, 2019

CISCC would like to congratulate Armani Baldwin, 2018 graduate of Northwood High School, for being recognized on the Dean’s List at Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC (Spring 2019). Students who receive this honor have successfully achieved a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.79 for the semester. We celebrate Armani for his academic success and award … Continue Reading

Filed Under: CISCC Alumni, Mentoring, Stories, Youth

Cooking Program Plants Seeds of Sustainability

September 3, 2018

\ Check out Chatham Middle School students on WRAL TV! These students participated in CIS CC’s Cooking Matters program, a collaboration with the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. 

Filed Under: Chatham Middle School, Events, News Articles, Stories, Youth

“Programs Don’t Change People, Relationships Do” ~Bill Milliken

June 15, 2018

The mission of Chatham County Schools (CCS) is “to graduate globally competitive and confident students by providing a rigorous and relevant curriculum in a supportive, safe and nurturing learning environment.” This is a lofty mission, and it’s difficult to achieve when many students face serious challenges both inside and outside of the classroom. That is … Continue Reading

Filed Under: Chatham Middle School, News Articles, Stories, Youth Tagged With: healthy foods, impact, News, Strengthen, student support specialist, Success in school, youth

“Our kids are hungry for knowledge. We just need to feed them the right way.”~Jazmin Mendoza Sosa

June 15, 2018

  In November 2016, with increased support from Chatham County Schools, Communities In Schools Chatham County (CISCC) expanded its services to Virginia Cross Elementary (VCE) in Siler City to reach the younger siblings of Chatham Middle School (CMS) students and their classmates. Jazmin Mendoza Sosa is the CISCC Student Support Specialist at VCE, and she … Continue Reading

Filed Under: News Articles, Stories, Uncategorized, Virginia Cross Elementary School, Youth Tagged With: impact, News, outreach, student support specialist, Success in school, volunteer, youth

Youth Garden Cistern!

June 7, 2017

CIS CC had a wonderful Youth Garden workday on Sunday, June 4th, installing plumbing for the cistern that will help us harvest rainwater off of the roof of an adjoining bulding. Participating members of the Chatham Community Church included Rick McDonald, Jim Bridgeman, Rachel and John Carpenter, Gary Plontak, and Brian Spiller. CIS board member … Continue Reading

Filed Under: Events, News Articles, Our Organization, Sidebar Featured, Youth Tagged With: community service, healthy foods, volunteer, youth

CIS CC Awarded Collaborative Project Grant

May 24, 2017

Triangle Community Foundation, United Way of Chatham County and Chatham County Government announce the winner of their second grant focused on a collaborative approach to a major challenge in Chatham County. This year the grant focused on collaborative approaches to family stability. The winning project, Learning Institute/Instituto de Aprendizaje, involves two nonprofits, Communities in Schools … Continue Reading

Filed Under: News Articles, Our Organization, Youth Tagged With: Families, literacy, success

Thank You, Celebration of Educators Sponsors!

March 28, 2017

Over 60 local businesses, families, and individuals have sponsored our April 23 Celebration of Educators fundraiser! Their  continued support and generous donations have helped us exceed our sponsorship goals for this year’s special event. We couldn’t do it without our sponsors! Valedictorian & Salutatorian Sponsors Absolute Construction & Development, LLC Angelina’s Kitchen CRA, Associates Edward Jones, … Continue Reading

Filed Under: Events, News Articles, Our Organization, Youth Tagged With: empowerment, impact, outreach, Success in school, youth

Cooking Matters for Teens

March 8, 2017

On Wednesday March 1 CIS CC held its second session of Cooking Matters for Teens at Chatham Middle School in Siler City.  Cooking Matters for Teens teaches teens how to make healthy food choices, meals and snacks for themselves, their families and friends.  Participants learn to shop smarter and to use nutrition information to make healthier … Continue Reading

Filed Under: News Articles, Our Organization, Youth Tagged With: empowerment, healthy foods, nutrition, volunteers, youth

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