Communities In Schools Greater King County

Holiday Gift Drive Starts Early This Year!

With the recent pause in SNAP benefits, many of our students and families are facing greater food insecurity than ever before. To help ease this burden, we’re starting our Holiday Gift Drive earlier this year to provide grocery gift cards that empower families to purchase culturally relevant foods that best meet their needs.
Every contribution makes a real difference for the families we support. Together, we can help ensure that all students and families have what they need to thrive this holiday season.

💛 Join us in striving for educational equity — because when families are supported, students can succeed.

Equity. Opportunity. Collaboration.

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The federal government's decision to withhold more than $6 billion in K–12 education will have the following impact on CIS students’ success and well-being:

📚 Student Learning: Chronic absenteeism increases when integrated student supports disappear.
🤝 Family Empowerment: Parents will lose trusted advocates and navigators.
💼 Workforce Readiness: Today's unsupported students become tomorrow's unprepared workforce.

On behalf of CIS students in your community and nationwide, please call your federal representatives to urge the White House to release these funds, ensuring that states and school districts can provide consistent, uninterrupted services and support.

Find your local representatives by visiting: https://ballotpedia.org/Who_represents_me

Our Annual Backpack & School Supply Drive is officially underway!
Every backpack, pencil, and notebook makes a difference. Together, we can show students across King County that their community is behind them—every step of the way.

🛒 You can support from anywhere! Check out our Amazon Wish List and donate with just a few clicks:
👉https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3OZICRPR0RX8V?ref_=wl_share

We want to thank and shout out Soles4Souls for their continued partnership! They have proved 500 pairs of socks and 416 brand new name brand shoes!
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We are so proud of this partnership. Thank you Coal Creek Family YMCA for your ongoing commitment to supporting those most in need!

Shout out to Renton Police Department, WA for your continued support of CISGKC and our students and families. This year they collected 600 coats that went out to students before winter break started. Thank you! Thank you!
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If you have some spare time on Fridays, we could use your help to deliver food bags! To learn more or to sign up contact: [email protected]
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PACCAR Parts has been our biggest school supply/backpack drive supporter for years. They just delivered a total of 22,374 items! Thank you for your continued generous support!

Our annual backpack/school supply drive is happening now through July 31. To donate and/or for the most requested items, please contact Alba: [email protected]
Thank you to Gesa Credit Union for being a supporting sponsor!
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Our amazing community comes through yet again. Thank you to all who helped make our annual hygiene a success! 16 collection sites across Greater King County totaling $5,750 worth of personal care items! Big shout-out to Program & Operations Manager, Alba for all her outreach efforts and coordinating this month-long drive.
Equity. Opportunity. Collaboration.