Communities In Schools is the nation's fifth largest youth-serving organization and the country's largest dropout prevention organization, delivering resources to nearly one million students in 3,250 schools across the country. CIS works with 14,000 community partners and 53,000 volunteers who donate more than 2.8 million hours of service.

CIS seeks to understand and address the underlying reasons why young people drop out. Whether kids need eyeglasses, tutoring, nutritious food or just a safe place to be, CIS finds the resources and delivers them to young people right inside schools where kids spend their days. When basic needs are met, students can concentrate on learning.

CIS is effective. By making a front-end investment in students who are most likely to leave school without graduating, CIS helps ease the burden on schools and increase opportunities for positive life choices and academic success.

In all, 80 to 90 percent of students tracked by CIS stay in school, make better grades and have fewer discipline issues.

Please visit our main site at www.cisnet.org