“I have a fourth-grade girl that I am close with who lives with her dad and brothers. She has no real relationship with her mom after her mom moved away with no contact. Despite her struggles at home, she comes to school always ready to learn and was even awarded student of the month by…
“We have a new student at our school. In her second week here she had gotten into trouble at lunch, which had prompted our vice principal to make a phone call home. Her mother expressed how much she wanted her daughter to meet with someone at the school for extra support. She immediately began working…
“Students come and go from every school. Communities In Schools can be especially helpful for those students who enter a classroom midyear. Often when our families move, it is out of necessity. Recently, we welcomed a family of four who relocated to Fairview from a very rural school in another county. None of the four…
“I have a student whom I have worked with for a few years and have gotten to know quite well. As the school year progressed, I noticed this student would always wear the same clothes, usually always the same hooded sweatshirt. I know this student is particular about clothes and will only wear sweatshirts and…
“I was contacted by a site coordinator about a family being homeless in August. I then reached out to the family and met them at a campground, where they had been living in a tent for the last two weeks. The family consists of 2 middle school children, mom, and dad. After speaking with the…
“I had a teacher contact me regarding a student that was having a job interview after school. She asked if I could help by providing her an outfit to wear because what she had on wasn’t appropriate for the interview. I had her send the student to me so I could help prepare her for…
This year CIS Wayne County was able to raise over 10,000 items to distribute to students in need! The drive was made successful through the partnership of community organizations and support from the Wayne County community. Thanks to all who gave of their time and resources to help the cause. Special thanks to the Keystone…
“‘Lucy’ was in desperate need of a new pair of shoes. She came to me and asked if I could help! I told Lucy yes I would love to get you some shoes, I will just need to order them and it could take up to a few weeks to come in. From then on,…