COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA
EIN 91-2138848 · Educational Services (B90)
What they do
OUR MISSION is to SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY of SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM to STAY IN SCHOOL and ACHIEVE IN LIFE. MANY of THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE SERVE ARE FACING CHALLENGES BOTH INSIDE and OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. WHAT SETS COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS APART is THE WAY WE COORDINATE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE of SERVICES to SUPPORT ALL THE NEEDS of THESE STUDENTS, ACADEMIC and NON-ACADEMIC, SO THEY COME to SCHOOL READY to LEARN. EVERY CHILD HAS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL. WE HELP STUDENTS UNLOCK THEIR ABILITIES and TALENTS, GIVING THEM A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THE MODEL WE USE to PROVIDE THESE SERVICES PLACES A COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS SITE COORDINATOR IN A SCHOOL to ASSESS NEEDS, MAKE A PLAN, and COORDINATE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS for THE KIDS MOST AT RISK for DROPPING OUT, ALONG WITH SERVICES GEARED to THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. THE SITE COORDINATOR WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS SUCH AS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS and VOLUNTEERS to CONNECT STUDENTS WITH NEEDED RESOURCES.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2001
- Location
- PO BOX 111646, TACOMA, WA 98411-1646
- County
- Pierce
- In care of
- % TERESA MAXWELL