Our work is best shared through the stories and images of our students, and testimonials from others touched by the work we do. We invite you to click on a story below… and be inspired.


Success Stories to Read

Ty is a successful alum who graduated from Mt. Tahoma last year. She came back for a visit and to show her support for the CIS tutoring program and the […]

Zyonna began the school year in need of tutoring support. She had done pretty well in math class, but this year was a challenge and she wasn’t understanding the material […]

Noah read 50 books from the RSR-T collection and is now a Ready, Set, Read–Tacoma! Champion. He is a McCarver Elementary Head Start student who started with the RSR-T program in […]

Destiny read 50 books from the RSR-T collection and is now a Ready, Set, Read–Tacoma! Champion. She is a McCarver Elementary Head Start student who started with the RSR-T program in February, so […]

Reggie is one of our Champion readers in Ready, Set, Read–Tacoma! This Reed Elementary Head Start student started with our program late in the year, so we weren’t sure if […]

After CIS connected him with one of our tutors from UPS, Elijah turned his failing grade in Algebra into an A.

She looks forward to reading group each week.

When she tested in May this year, her teacher was so excited about her results, that she called her site coordinator right away to let her know that Ariyah had scored a 30!

Julianna came to CIS of Tacoma in need of credits to graduate, but we have already been able to help her with so much more. Since the beginning of this […]

…Iyania was able to earn an A on her Geometry exam and she says that she could not have done it without Carol.