Success Stories

The pandemic created a myriad of new challenges and barriers for students’ success across the country. Aaliyah, a 6th grade student at Illahee Middle School, was deeply affected by the […]

Daniela, a 7th grader at Kilo Middle School, was struggling to overcome social-emotional issues when she found Communities In Schools. Makenna Lester, our School Outreach Coordinator, connected Daniela with services […]

Harper, a first grade student at Madrona Elementary, was referred to our School Outreach Coordinator, Precious Yarborough, last year. He was encouraged to join Precious’ friendship group because it could […]

Jenelle met our School Outreach Coordinator Alexis Jordan at Totem Middle School last year. Although at the time the two had a rocky start, Alexis was a constant positive support […]

Zanea, an 8th grader at TAF@Saghalie, started her journey with Communities In Schools 3 years ago when she sought out joining our girls group on campus. As she became more […]

During the pandemic, Jake, a student at Lakota Middle School disappeared from school when classes went virtual.Jake and his family have endured many hardships throughout his school career and the […]

Rosie, a 7th grader at Sequoyah Middle School was referred to our School Outreach Coordinator, Alicia Vasey-Neilson, by both teachers and peers. Although Rosie is an excellent student when it […]

Introducing a new life into the world is an amazing part of the human experience. Although, having a baby can place added challenges and obstacles to success at any stage […]

Navigating through intense grief can be a barrier in every aspect of a person’s life. Alexis, a senior at Decatur High School, was faced with such a challenge while also […]

Duncan, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School, was referred to our School Outreach Coordinator, Tre Howard, because of missing credits and lack of effort in classes. Duncan is an […]