Mission/Overview

Who We Are

The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

We are 5,000 professionals and 65,000 volunteers on the ground, working in more than 3,200 K-12 public schools, in the most challenged communities, in 26 states, and the District of Columbia, serving nearly 1.4 million young people and their families every year.

Communities In Schools established its New Orleans affiliate in 1996. Today we serve 5000 students across 12 New Orleans public schools, both charter and Recovery School District operated schools.

What We Do

Through a school-based coordinator, Communities In Schools connects students and their families to critical community resources tailored to local needs. By providing students with a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start and future, a marketable skill upon graduation and a chance to give back to peers and the community, Communities In Schools has become the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization and the only one proven to both decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates.

Why It's Important

Every year 1.2 million students drop out of school. What that means is every nine
seconds, a student in America loses his or her path to a better future. By empowering students to achieve in school and life, we are building a stronger America, where every person is capable of reaching his or her greatest potential.

Please check out our "Heroes of Communities In Schools" video to see the accomplishments our staff and AmeriCorps have made this past year!