Communities In Schools of Nevada

Communities In Schools (CIS) of Nevada is the local affiliate of the nation’s largest and most effective K-12 dropout prevention organization. Working with schools and the surrounding community, CIS of Nevada does whatever it takes to help disadvantaged students stay in school and succeed in life. Based directly inside schools, CIS of Nevada Site Coordinators identify each student's specific needs and connect them and their families to basic and critical educational and community-based resources. Operating in 63 school sites in Western Nevada, Southern Nevada, and Northeastern Nevada, CIS of Nevada serves over 63,000 students. Nationally, CIS provides services in more than 2,200 schools in 26 states and the District of Columbia, serving 1.3 million young people and their families every year. As the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization, CIS is the only program proven to both decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates. For more information, please see our website http://www.cisnevada.org and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.