Giving Back Through March Madness
In the midst of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, the Economics Department at Duke found a creative way to support non-profit...
Anyone Can Be A Mentor
This January marked the 15th annual National Mentoring Month, celebrating the positive impact that mentors have on the lives of young...
Perfect Balance of Summer Learning and Summer Fun
At the end of any summer camp or summer program, participants leave with bittersweet feelings – from saying goodbye to new friends to a...
Ensuring Every Child Achieves
When a student has to worry about their next meal, they are not likely going to think about their next test or grades. When a student has...
CIS Trailblazers Gear Up for College
Arms full of luggage, bags full of clothes, and lines of family members hauling pounds of miscellaneous items to make school feel like...
Meet the Staff: Roderick Heath, Graduation Coach
What brought you to Communities In Schools of Durham? Throughout my life I have always has a passion for helping at-risk youth. As a...
Meet the Staff: Sydney Webb, Success Coach
Sydney Webb first started volunteering as an intern with Communities In Schools of Durham in August 2013. Webb eventually joined the...
Not an Identical Summer: Engaging the Summer Brain
No summer is the same. Each year, Communities In Schools of Durham pushes the envelope to bridge the school year with engaging learning...
A Golf Scramble for Service
When the Triangle Golf Challenge first teed off 12 years ago in 2003, the event initially supported families transitioning from welfare...
Summertime and the Learnin' is Easy
Do you remember your favorite summer break memories? Maybe they included trips to museums, zoos, or parks. Maybe you learned about new...
