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You hold the key to a bright future for the kids who need it the most. Communities in Schools of Tacoma

Communities in Schools is the nation's leading dropout prevention organization. Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) has a successful history of contributing to the scientific leadership of this country. CEE was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H. G. Rickover, the father of the nuclear navy and of civilian uses of nuclear power and Joann DiGennaro, CEE's President. They recognized that the nurturing of careers of excellence and leadership in science and technology in young scholars is an essential investment in our national and global future. CEE is a private, (501)(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that provides cost-free programs to its student scholars through collaboration with educational institutions, private foundations, corporations and government agencies who share a commitment to educational excellence and leadership in science and technology. Central to all of CEE's programs is the understanding that talent in scientific and mathematical disciplines achieves its greatest fulfillment of promise when it is nurtured from an early age. All programs are designed to provide the ongoing nurturing that will assure that the nation and the world benefit from the future leadership that will come from fulfillment of the promise shown by the students accepted to participate.

Communities In Schools Pittsburgh-Allegheny County (CISPAC) is an affiliate of the nation's largest stay-in-school network. Nationally, Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation's leading dropout prevention organization, and the only one proven to both decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates. CIS emphasizes 5 Basics. We believe that every child needs and deserves: 1. A personal one-on-one relationship with a caring adult 2. A safe place to learn and grow 3. A healthy start and a healthy future 4. A marketable skill to use upon graduation 5. A chance to give back to peers and the community

The Mission of Communities In Schools is to champion the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life.

To provide education and support to our Service Members, Veterans, Dependents and Surviving Spouses (SMVDS) who are experiencing the devastating effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Military Sexual Assault, Traumatic Brain Injury and other trauma in their lives. To train facilitators in recognizing cases that require additional services including but not limited to medical referral and providing them with needed resources. We provide Peer Support in a myriad of ways to our SMVDS. We help improve the quality of life for our SMVDS and provide opportunities for our SMVDS to volunteer and give back.

Tandem, Partners in Early Learning engages families, educators, and communities to surround young children with interactive learning opportunities that build early language and literacy skills, strengthen social and emotional skills, and foster a lifelong love of learning. Tandem focuses on our communities' youngest children, who are at greatest risk: those in low-income families, children of color, English language learners, and children who are not enrolled in preschool or formal care.

Protecting the Caribbean environment through research and community-based action

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn's mission is to positively impact a child's potential in life through play-based education.

Founded in 1964, California Poets in the Schools (CalPoets) is one of the largest literary artists-in-residence programs in the nation. We encourage students throughout California to recognize and celebrate their creativity, intuition, and intellectual curiosity through the creative poetry writing process. We provide students with a multicultural community of published poets, specially trained to bring their experience and love for their craft into the classroom. CalPoets serves 26,000 students annually in hundreds of public and private schools, juvenile halls, after-school programs, hospitals, and other community settings.

Our mission is to promote social justice and reduce poverty and deprivation affecting vulnerable and isolated individuals and to enhance their livelihood and wellbeing. To deliver an accessible, impartial, free quality welfare and debt advice service with a holistic approach to maximise the household income. To ensure we run a cost effective service not profit or target driven. We offer a unique way of delivering specialist welfare, deOur mission is to promote social justice and reduce poverty and deprivation to vulnerable and isolated individuals and enhance their livelihood and wellbeing. To deliver an accessible, impartial, free quality welfare and debt advice service with a holistic approach to maximise the household income. To ensure we run a cost effective service not profit or target driven. We offer a unique way of delivering specialist welfare, debt and money advice in the local community. We have trained specialist advisors able to offer outreach services, providing digital assistance for those residents that are without access to online services. Our advice is free, impartial and regularly updated to meet the ever changing rules of welfare benefits. And to work with the Community to help tackle the challenges that is caused by deprivation.

To bring hope through education to the families of Kibera