Sean
Sean came to Tacoma from a small town in Virginia his sophomore year. He had trouble adjusting to a new home and a new school and he was always worried […]
Elaf
Elaf came to Mount Tahoma last year and was referred to our tutoring program to assist her with her homework. She was feeling overwhelmed with the language barrier, but was […]
Mindfulness Training
Communities In Schools is partnering with Hammond & Ebersole to offer Mindfulness Training to all of our community partners! This series will teach methods and strategies to increase awareness and […]
Winter Wish 2017
This year’s Winter Wish event was a great success! This year, 348 children and family members attended Winter Wish at Mt. Tahoma High School on December 18. The families came […]
Kee’Aunte
Kee’Aunte has done it again! We have our first Two Time Ready, Set, Read-Tacoma! Champion for the 2017-18 School Year. Kee’Aunte participated in the Ready, Set, Read-Tacoma! program last year […]
Thanksgiving Meals and Holiday Food Drive
Thanksgiving Basket from Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank Holidays are about family and traditions, and often those traditions involve food. However, for many Tacoma students and their families, food insecurity […]
Teaching Toys and Books
Teaching Toys & Books donated TOYS! This local Proctor area business supported our Ready, Set, Read-Tacoma! program by donating one toy for every book in the RSR-T collection. Owner Melissa […]
Dominick
After enduring numerous tragedies over this past year, Dominick’s dad reached out to CIS to see if Site Coordinator Trisha Tracy could help. It had been over a year since […]
Wapato Hills Community Garden Project
Communities In Schools strives to surround students with a community support, and this October, our students spent a Saturday giving back to their community. On October 14th, Mt. Tahoma High School […]
Art Around the Sound
Fern Hill Elementary School My artwork represents big ships at the Port of Tacoma. –Vincent B. Vincent’s artwork is featured at the Port of Tacoma in the Fabulich Center (Room […]