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Communities In Schools Houston Makes Charity Navigator’s Top Ten Charity List: What Does it Mean?

Charity Navigator, the premier charity rating website, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month.  As part of their celebration, they’ve just published a new list of top ten American Charities . We at Communities in Schools Houston are honored to … Continue reading

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CIS Outreach Luncheon at Lamar High School

One of our favorite ways to spread the word about Communities In Schools is through our Outreach Luncheons. It seems to this Happy Board Member that the luncheons just get better and better. Last week, Lamar hosted such a luncheon … Continue reading

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CIS Back-to-School Gala News: Awesome Auction Items, Touching Tribute and CIS’ Best

Watch for the yellow school buses soon rolling your way! We are gathering last minute auction items for this year’s Back-to-School Gala being held on Thursday, October 20th at 7pm at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. Yellow school bus … Continue reading

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How to Tell Our Story: A CIS Board Member Dilemma Solved!

One of the challenging tasks of CIS board members is describing exactly what Communities In Schools Houston does. It’s not that we don’t know. It’s that CIS does so much for the students we serve, it’s often difficult to give … Continue reading

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