CIS Salutes Project GRAD

On October 20th, volunteers from all over the city sacrificed their Saturday to reach out to students and encourage them to stay in school. CIS partner Project GRAD hosted its annual "Walk for Success," going door to door to encourage students to enroll in classes and come back to the schools. Students signed contracts promising to stay in school and pursue a college education, and some were eligible for scholarships through Project GRAD if they stuck to their contract.

This kind of dedication to keeping kids in school is at the heart of the Communities In Schools mission and cause. Now more than ever, we know that it takes the entire community working together to make sure that all students have a safe and positive place to learn, and have the resources needed to focus on education. With a new school year under way, we want to encourage all of you out there in the community to consider the ways that you can help keep a kid in school. It can be as simple as lending an ear, or just spending time with a child who needs a positive role model. Drop-out really does affect us all, and we can all affect drop-out.

We wanted to share this picture from one of our after-school programs in partnership with Project GRAD: