Bridging relationships between schools, students & the community.
Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
We build strong, trusted relationships with students, youth, and their parents, ensuring they have the relationships and resources they need to succeed and thrive. Years of research resulted in evidence-based supports, services and interventions proven to deliver positive outcomes. We are “all in” for the students and families we serve, doing whatever it takes for them to overcome challenges and barriers in the way of their success.
Established in 1989 as part of the national Communities In Schools network, Communities In Schools of North Carolina supports 17 independent CIS affiliates across the state with training, technical assistance, and coaching. Our network approach harnesses the power of community connections at national and state levels, while local affiliates connect children, families and schools to public and private sector resources in their communities. Beyond network support, CISNC hires and trains CIS Student Support Specialists to work in Title 1 and low-performing schools in districts without a local CIS organization. True to our mission, we surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Across the state, Communities In Schools of North Carolina is having an impact. Our success reflects our behaviors, principles, and practices that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Surrounding Students With A Community Of Support To Flourish !
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
To live into our mission, CISNC recognizes, acknowledges and values that each team member, student and family has unique skills, perspectives, and lived experiences; therefore,
- We Believe In creating a sense of belonging among our team by fostering equitable, inclusive, safe spaces for brave, authentic, open, courageous dialogue and teachable moments.
- We Believe In collaboration and transparency within the workplace, demonstrated through equitable policies, practices, and access to promotion and other opportunities free from biases, favoritism, and microaggressions, while advocating for staff and those we serve.
- We Believe In each team member, student, family, and community we serve having access to opportunities for economic mobility that sets them up to thrive in life.
- We Believe In advocating for our team members and those we serve with a strong voice and stance against inequities and injustices (including but not limited to racism, homophobia, sexism, agism, and ablism) while respecting all perspectives, allowing us to create an inclusive culture of belonging that strengthens our ability to have long-lasting impact.
“A great program simply creates the environment for healthy relationships to form between adults and children. Young people thrive when adults care about them on a one-to-one level, and when they also have a sense of belonging to a caring community.”
Bill Milliken, Co-founder Communities In Schools