Communities in Schools of Whatcom County

“The executive committee (board president, treasurer, two board members, and the executive director) reviewed and approved the return before it was filed.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“The organization is a washington state not-for-profit organization that focuses on assisting at-risk youth to remain in school and prepare for life. Communities in schools differentiates itself from other organizations supporting at-risk youth by coordinating a comprehensive range of services to achieve whole-child support. Site coordinators are placed inside schools, and work in partnership with school staff and the community, to connect students and families with a vast array of community resources and services.”

“Through innovative partnerships that include community stakeholders and school districts in whatcom and skagit counties, and through focused fundraising efforts, cis of whatcom county scales up positive academic impact and resilience-building among students and their families. Our annual organizational efforts provide low-income students and their families with basic needs resources, resiliency-building efforts and social-emotional interventions, along with caring expertise that surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to succeed in school and life. 100% of middle school students who receive our services are promoted to the next grade level, and in the case of high school students, 100% of cis supported students graduate. During this reporting year, cis of whatcom served 4,604 students (and their families) in whatcom and skagit county. 100% of cis supported students stayed in school.”