Congratulations to Kora, the 2023 Communities In Schools of North Texas Secondary Student of the Year! Kora is an 8th grade student at Bridgeport Middle School who was referred to CIS at the beginning of 7th grade by the school nurse. Kora was new to Bridgeport and was frequenting the nurse’s office due to her […]
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Congratulations, Elijah Scheideman, 2023 Elementary Student of the Year!
Congratulations to Elijah, the 2023 Communities In Schools of North Texas Elementary Student of the Year! Eli is a 5th grade student at Clara Love Elementary this year, who has been with CISNT since the 2nd grade. Eli’s teacher referred him for behavioral and emotional concerns, as he had difficulty making and maintaining friendships with […]
Read moreCongratulations, Paul Voorheis, 2023 CISNT Volunteer of the Year!
CISNT believes that ALL children need and deserve a one-to-one relationship with a caring adult. Based on this belief, CISNT engages over 800 volunteers in our programs every school year to pour into the lives of our students as positive role models and advocates. Mr. Voorheis provided a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, where […]
Read moreCongratulations, Ms. Rachel Flanders, 2023 CISNT Educator of the Year!
Congratulations to Ms. Rachel Flanders, the 2023 Communities In Schools of North Texas Educator of the Year! Ms. Flanders is in her first year as principal of Harmon High School in Lewisville ISD. Previously, she served as a beloved Assistant Principal for three years and has worked in education for the past 19 years. Ms. […]
Read moreMedical City Healthcare Makes a $10,000 Contribution to CISNT
Lewisville – March 22nd, 2022 – Medical City Healthcare recently made a $10,000 contribution to Communities In Schools of North Texas. The funds will directly impact more than 30,000 North Texas students CISNT serves each school year. “As a community based, community funded organization, CISNT is truly thankful for this support from Medical City Healthcare,” […]
Read moreCommunities In Schools of North Texas Receives Major Gift from MacKenzie Scott
LEWISVILLE, TX (February 3, 2022) – Communities In Schools of North Texas (CISNT) was selected to receive a gift of $3.3 million from author and philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott. For the past 28 years, CISNT has served families in North Texas where the needs of students and families continue to grow and change each year. According […]
Read moreCISNT Celebrates Second Record-Breaking North Texas Giving Day in a Row
Thursday, September 23rd was Communities Foundation of Texas’ 12th Annual North Texas Giving Day, and this year, our Community of Support went above and beyond to deliver a second record-breaking year in a row for CISNT! To celebrate this year’s North Texas Giving Day, four CISNT Site Coordinators took over our social media stories to […]
Read moreCISNT 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 […]
Read moreCISNT 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 […]
Read moreLocal school-based nonprofit awarded grant funding to address gaps in mental health services for North Texas students
LEWISVILLE, TX (October 3, 2018) – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has awarded Communities In Schools of North Texas (CISNT) with a Community Mental Health grant of $278,683 for the 2018-2019 school year to expand prevention and early intervention services which address the behavioral health needs of public school students and empower […]
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