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Helping kids build better lives

PASS, Roots & Wings, CORE

Communities In Schools offers an individualized approach to help children overcome roadblocks - opening doors that would otherwise be unachievable or unimaginable. 
~Phyllis Campbell, CEO Seattle Foundation

Different kids have different needs. Some need academic help; some need someone who will listen and help guide the way. Others just need a pair of eyeglasses.  Communities In Schools of Federal Way coordinates with our community and the Federal Way School District to bring resources to the kids through the following programs:

Mentoring: The CIS Mentoring program is a one-to-one, school based mentoring program; Mentors encourage success in school and life by being positive role models who support young people’s efforts and offer guidance through life’s challenges.  Mentors meet with students for an hour, one day per week at school and help them constructively discover their greatest potential.

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Roots & Wings: This exciting new program pairs students from Lakeland Elementary with caring adult mentors at Federal Way Senior Center for an after-school enrichment program.  Selected fifth-graders attend the program twice a month after school.  Senior members participate in activities, have snacks and offer love and support to the students.  The students love the "grandparent" relationships they form and the seniors love the energy the kids bring to the center.  It's truly a win-win situation!
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Resource Program:   This new program is about bringing community resources into the schools in order that all students in every school have their basic medical and material needs met.  Through the CIS Resource Database, schools can connect students with services and resources in the community.  This program will help remove barriers so students can learn and teachers can teach!

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One Child At A Time
“When working with Michael, we finally got into the subject of grades. I was able to get permission from his mom to access his grades through the school’s on-line system. Michael was embarrassed and I was really worried when I saw he was failing four of his five classes. We talked about how he really wanted to go to high school the following year and how that wasn’t going to happen if he didn’t pass his classes. Over the next few months we looked as his grades and homework on-line each time we met and talked about ways he could be successful. Slowly, his grades began to move upward and by the end of the year, he passed with all C’s! We were both very excited and Michael is now a freshman at Federal Way High School!”
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Pete Gonzales: 2009 Mentor of the Year