CISNT Students Learn the Importance of Self-Advocacy

There is no denying the school year has been full of new challenges, but these challenges have also brought opportunity for students’ resilience to shine through. Recently, Northwest High School Site Coordinator Cooper Spruill was impressed by one student’s ability to innovate and overcome a pandemic-related barrier. Mr. Spruill proudly writes: “It was a beautiful […]

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CISNT Students and Mentors Find Success Connecting Virtually

We’ve reached November! The weather is getting cooler, trees are changing colors, and the Fall semester is coming to a close. This semester, the emphasis has been on social distancing, PPE, and virtual learning, and the CISNT volunteer program has gone largely virtual to ensure the health and safety of our tutors, mentors, and students. […]

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CISNT Successfully Holds Socially Distanced Annual Golf Tournament

On Monday, October 19th, Communities In Schools of North Texas hosted its annual Skirt the Rules Scramble and All In Fore Kids Golf Tournament at Lantana Golf Club! From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., over 120 participants golfed to empower North Texas Students to stay in school and achieve in life. The Skirt the Rules […]

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The Positive Impact of Volunteering Virtually

It’s no secret that this school year has started very different for students across North Texas and that is no different for Jeny, an 8th grade student at Delay Middle School in Lewisville ISD. Luckily, she has her CISNT Mentor, Amanda, to help ease the uncertainty of her last year in middle school. Jeny met […]

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CIS Announces New Partnership with Orchid Giving Circle

Communities In Schools of North Texas (CISNT) is excited to announce a new funding partnership with the Orchid Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation! The Orchid Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation is a group of Asian women who collaborate, pool their resources and leverage their networks to generate community grants that support social change […]

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Atmos Energy Contributes $50,000 to Address Food Insecurity in Denton County

Communities In Schools of North Texas would like to say THANK YOU to Atmos Energy for donating $50,000 in food support to CISNT to help address food insecurity among Denton County students and families!  In Denton County in 2018, nearly 1 in 6 (16%) of children were food insecure, (Feeding America). Food insecurity is the […]

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CISNT Students Thrive During The New School Year

It’s October, and the 2020-2021 school year is in full swing. Despite the changes to their schooling environment, CISNT students have been rising to the occasion and putting their best foot forward as they tackle the new school year!  Things are off to a great start in the CISNT ACE program at Lakeland Elementary School. […]

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Get to Know a CIS Student

Today, we present a student interview with N’kaylie, a fifth grader at Rockbrook Elementary in Lewisville, TX! She has been in the Communities In Schools program for 2 years working one-on-one with an intern, participating in a girls’ leadership group, and receiving mentoring services from a high school buddy. Ashley Vanderwater (CIS): What do you […]

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CISNT Celebrates Record-Breaking North Texas Giving Day

September 17th was Communities Foundation of Texas’ 12th Annual North Texas Giving Day, and this year, our Community of Support truly made it one to remember!  This North Texas Giving Day, we asked our Site Coordinators and community members, “What does CISNT mean to you?”  We posted photos and quotes from 11 Site Coordinators across […]

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Learning to Lead

Olivia first became a student of mine in the CIS ACE program at Lakeland Elementary when she was in fourth grade. She first came to ACE as a shy and quiet student. Little by little she came out of her shell. Since Olivia was shy, she would express to me that she had no one […]

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