CIS partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital and Smithwood Medical Institute provides students opportunity to earn healthcare certification, gain hospital experience
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Communities In Schools of Houston Chief Executive Officer Lisa Descant was selected as one of the Houston Business Journal's 2021 Most Admired CEOs.
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Spring ISD is expanding its partnership with Communities In Schools of Houston, adding nine full-time CIS student support specialists to be embedded on additional campuses for 10 total in the 2021-22 school year.
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The Harris County Hospital District Foundation selected Communities In Schools of Houston as a 2021-22 Children’s Health Fund recipient.
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Communities In Schools of Houston received a generous grant from Hess Corporation as part of the Hess Learning for Life Partnership.
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Statement from CIS of Houston’s Director of Mental Health & Wellness for Mental Health Awareness Month 2021.
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In leading education news site The 74 and on Yahoo! News, CIS of Houston CEO Lisa Descant—a licensed professional counselor and family therapist—shares five ways parents can help their kids build resilience even in times of crisis.
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When Communities In Schools of Houston Student Support Specialist Cindy Rojas was notified of smoke coming from an apartment complex near her school, she did what came instinctively: went to the rescue.
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As a record number of students are impacted by COVID, CIS of Houston’s efforts to support them are getting a much-needed boost thanks to a $50,000 grant from Humana Healthy Horizons
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ABC 13 shares how CIS of Houston is working with Houston ISD to help provide wraparound support for students and families in their times of need.
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Two Houston-area high school students partnered with Communities In Schools of Houston and Comp-U-Dopt to provide brand new laptops to CIS students at four Spring Branch Independent School District middle schools.
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"As the pandemic rages on, school districts are busy combating a growing, lockdown-induced mental health crisis among students. Fort Bend ISD has decided to expand its mental health program in order to enhance student safety and wellness." Learn more about CIS of Houston’s expanded partnership with FBISD in the Houston Chronicle.
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CIS of Houston received a Texas Association of School Boards award for their partnership with Alief ISD and others to support students across the Greater Houston area.
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CIS of Houston works alongside the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Education and other community partners to support children in their times of need, and we’re proud to celebrate World Children’s Day and support the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Initiative in Houston.
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This September Omar C. Reid, Senior Vice President of Human Resources (HR) at Harris Health System, took the helm as President to lead our Board of Directors and guide our organization. We could not be more excited and grateful to have Omar leading the CIS of Houston Board through our next chapter, and we spoke to Omar more recently about his time in school growing up, as well as his hopes and dreams for CIS students.
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As in-person classes resume and the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, Communities In Schools of Houston works alongside Alief ISD to visit homes of students who have not yet joined virtual instruction to assess any barriers they may be facing, and ensure they are supported during these trying times.
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The Harris County COVID-19 Relief Fund has helped CIS of Houston support families in their times of greatest need.
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Communities In Schools of Houston teamed up with Comp-U-Dopt to distribute computers needed for virtual school work to students in Spring Branch Independent School District.
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Since March of 2020, Communities In Schools of Houston has been distributing emergency financial relief to our students and their families dealing with the hardships brought on by the COVID-19 health crisis, which has exacerbated existing disparities across our city.
The impact this relief has had on our families has been a glimmer of hope during hard times, providing much-needed relief as we continue to face the effects of the pandemic.
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