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TESTIMONIALS
What do our partners say about Chicago Communities
In Schools?
 "When it comes to educating the whole child, CCIS takes this tenet
to heart. They do their best to meet every need of this school."
"Chicago Communities In Schools has made many wonderful contributions
to Courtenay School … Each year, the various programs brought into the
school have enhanced the education of our students."
"Gladstone has had opportunities to enrich the lives of parents, faculty,
and students through CCIS facilitation. The enrichment has taken the
form of CPR training, conflict resolution, abuse awareness, healthy
dating workshops, counseling, writing workshops and performance. It
has been a wonderful experience for all involved."
"Christopher School began its partnership with CCIS in May 1998. Our
school is a better place since their involvement because of a variety
of services that have been brought to our school. The services that
we have received have assisted students and families to overcome obstacles
that were impeding success in school and life. We have formed strong
relationships with a variety of service providers and our combined efforts
have helped out students to learn successfully and be better prepared
for life."
"As the site coordinator at Jonathan Burr School, I have seen and experienced
the advantages of partnering with CCIS. Service providers, such as St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, B.U.I.L.D., Project VIDA, and the National Kidney
Foundation, have provided outstanding services to our students, parents
and staff. The Junior Achievement program has also been extremely educational
for our entire student body."
"Without Chicago Communities in Schools, McCosh students would not
reach the level of success academically, socially and physically."
"I think CCIS is a wonderful resource for any community. The teachers,
the families and the students all benefit from the service. I also think
they are an inspiration for other providers in helping them continue
to come up with more creative ways to help the community."
"There is a key need in Chicago for organizations that are able to
bring together the very distinct cultures of schools and community organizations.
One of the greatest challenges in the city is bringing community-based
organizations into the schools. Children have such great needs, and
schools are not able to meet those needs on their own and historically
have not connected with groups who have been able to do that. Chicago
Communities In Schools has been wildly successful in this endeavor,
primarily due to the level of professionalism demonstrated by its staff.
It is this professionalism that has gained the trust of the schools
and the nonprofits and that is not something to be taken lightly."
Comments about LensCrafters Hometown Day:
 "The
Lincoln Park LensCrafters agreed to service an entire family from Talcott,
and an eighth-grade student who originally received glasses now has
contacts and has shown an obvious improvement in school and is also
more confident where she was once very reserved and quiet in class."
"Because of the eye exam, I can see my favorite TV show. I can also
do my homework and will get better grades."
"My vision is good when I have the glasses on. When I take them off,
my vision is blurry. I can take quizzes now without getting out of my
desk. Sometimes we take quizzes on the overhead. I can see the overhead
now."
"Thank you for checking my eyes and for the glasses. They are so beautiful.
I will tell my family about this. These glasses got it going on."
About the Hands Without Guns Program:
"He taught the program in a way that we could understand, and it made
me pay attention to his message. Before Mr. Perkins came to DuBois,
I would often get into trouble with other students. Mr. Perkins talked
to us about thinking first about what we were doing and how terrible
it is to behave that way in school. He made it seem stupid to argue
and get into trouble when I should be focusing on my education. His
workshop made me think about myself - and now I stay out of trouble
… his message was something we need to know. I would like him to come
back to DuBois."
About Neopolitan Lighthouse (A domestic violence social-service agency):
"The thing that I enjoyed most about the workshop was that whenever
someone/somebody is in a bad relationship you should go and talk to
someone about it. Because if you don't things could get worse."
About Southwest Women Working Together (A Southwest Chicago community
organization):
"A lot of teenage girls are confused about their lives and relationships.
When Sarah came to our school, I expected lectures but she did not give
us boring lectures. She gave us true information, and surprisingly we
all have learned a lot. She was like one of us, and she knows what she
was talking about and listened."
"Our partnership with CCIS has made it possible for us to expand our
services to reach hundreds of children and families over the past three
years. Specifically, with their help,we have been about to launch a
school-based violence prevention program that provides adolescents with
vital information about self-esteem, domestic violence, and how to provide
for their own personal safety. Providing services to this population
of youth was very difficult when were not able to work within the school
setting. CCIS allows us to bring the services into the community, instead
of waiting for the community to come to us. They have linked us with
the school, facilitated a smooth transition and worked closely with
us to ensure that the program is running smoothly. Their partnership
is extremely valuable to us and to the success of our schools."
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