Key Dates
2007-2008
CISC connects programs and services to more than 60,000 students.

CISC partners with 152 schools — one quarter of the Chicago Public Schools system.

2006-2007
CISC reaches $2,000,000 in annual revenue.

2003-2004
CISC launches the McCormick Agency Impact Initiative to expand and deepen our work with service providers to improve the coordination and quality of programs connected to Chicago’s children.

2001-2002
CISC doubles its number of school partners from 50 to 100.

CISC creates the Veteran School Network (VSN) for schools that have partnered with us for five years or more. Trained in service coordination, veteran schools receive referrals and technical assistance from CISC.

1998-1999
CISC partners with 50 Chicago Public Schools and more than 100 service providers.

1997-1998
CISC connects programs and services to more than 20,000 students.

1995-1996
CISC adopts a new program model and selects the first group of eight active schools. Under this new model, CISC helps our partner schools coordinate programs and services that address students’ needs. We also train school staff to build and sustain effective partnerships with service providers.

1994-1995
The CISC Board of Directors determines that the organization could better serve Chicago youth and families by acting as a bridge that links existing community resources and programs with students and schools in need instead of case-managing individual students.

1988-1989
CISC begins working at Collins High School. CISC provides leadership and life skill instruction, job readiness training, health and counseling services, mentoring, remedial education assistance and cultural enhancements to the school’s most at-risk students.

Later, CISC expands its reach to 700 students in 18 schools.

1987-1988
Communities In Schools, the country’s largest network of independent dropout prevention organizations, comes to Chicago.