CISR Personal Care Supply Drive March 1 – March 31
CISR is hosting a personal care supply drive this month! If you are willing to donate any of the items on our list please drop them off at any of […]
Thank You Mentors!
January is National Mentoring Month and January 16th is National Thank Your Mentor Day. Many of our Mentees have written beautiful and heartfelt thank you letters to their Mentors. Here […]
A Powerful Transformation
School can be a place of anxiety or joy. The dedicated staff at CISR work every day with members of the Renton School District to create positive learning environments where […]
New Shoes Donated To Students
Imagine only having second-hand shoes. Imagine worn heels, cratered soles and exposed toes. Now imagine being handed a new pair of tennis shoes. Forty-five Renton elementary students had this experience […]
A Crisis Avoided, A Life Restarted
For a prime example that shows “schools can’t do it alone” read our story below, told by a Renton teacher. CISR steps in time and time again to provide wrap-around […]
From Fear to Security
From A Family Liaison: I just said goodbye to a mother who’s been fighting homelessness since last year, and whose first grader has had to change nighttime residencies 6 times […]
CISR Through A Child’s Eyes
Letter From A CISR Mentored Student: Dear Mentor, I wanted to tell you how much you mean to me. What I think about you is that I trust you as […]
Student Inspired To Achieve
I’m an Academic Liaison at a Renton Middle School and I began working with this particular student during his 6th grade year. He had a difficult transition into middle school. […]
Compassion After A Christmas Tragedy
Dear Communities In Schools of Renton, I am writing to share my experiences with a Family Liaison; who is a dynamic and compassionate, dedicated professional. In December of 2012, an […]
State Budget forces Communities In Schools to look elsewhere
Renton School District officials notified Paro that the district would step in to replace the more than $90,000 shortage from one grant alone, with new funding.