Communities In Schools Eastern Pennsylvania

About Us

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.

At Communities In Schools, we see potential in every student - and we're committed to helping them see it too. It's not always easy. Thousands of kids across the country face overwhelming roadblocks to their academic and personal success. Learning disabilities. Homelessness. Bullying. The emotional effects of trauma. Untreated medical or dental conditions. A lack of school supplies and clothes. We're in schools to spot and overcome the roadblocks in our students' way.

Communities In Schools Founder, Bill Milliken began CIS in New York City in the 1970’s. He came up with the idea of bringing community resources inside public schools-where they are accessible, coordinated and accountable. “It’s relationships, not programs, that change children,” Bill once said. “A great program simply creates the environment for healthy relationships to form between adults and children. Young people thrive when adults care about them on a one-to-one level, and when they also have a sense of belonging to a caring community.”

We leverage the power of collaborative relationships with schools and partners to empower every student to create a future full of hope. We remove systemic barriers and foster equity and justice and we advocate for all students to receive necessary resources that will help them thrive in schools and beyond.