VOLUNTEER WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

Volunteering with Communities In Schools is an excellent way to give back to local Georgia communities while gaining experience and making a difference in the lives of nearly 100,000 kids.

If you have just one hour to spare during the week, you can help by mentoring and/or tutoring a child at one of our local affiliate sites or Performance Learning Centers®.

There are numerous departments and opportunities within CIS of Georgia, the state office, for you to lend a helping hand.

If you are interested in volunteering directly with one of our local network affiliates or Performance Learning Centers® , please visit our Affiliate and PLC network pages to contact the site nearest you.

You can also become a local judge during our annual Student Achievement Month contest and view submissions created by our CIS kids.

Student Achievement Month (SAM) is designed to help at-risk students set and achieve new goals, gain confidence, and understand the importance of succeeding in school. It also provides an opportunity for youth to assume responsiblity for self-improvement and self-discipline. Students chose one of four categories (public speaking, written expression, computer technology, and creative expression) to tell the judges how CIS has made a difference in their lives. The contest is open to students who receive CIS services through our 42 local affiliates. For a listing of local affiliates visit http://www.cisga.org/locatecis.php. We're seeking volunteers to help with the contest.

Student Achievement Month

• Working with local affiliates to help students review entries and ensure they understand the guidelines and are adhering to them
• Assisting local affiliates with the local celebratory events, including working with our sponsors to provide food, paper and utensil items, decorations, etc. 
• Assisting local affiliates obtain business and civic leaders as judges
• Assisting local affiliates with the logistics of the SAM judging
• Assisting local affiliates with media opportunities for the local winners with their local legislators, local superintendent/school board members
• Assisting local affiliates with media opportunities for the regional winners
• Assisting local affiliates with media opportunities for the state winners
• Assisting the state office with the logistics of the state contest judging and planning/executing the celebratory event

Dine Out For Kids (DOFK) engages restaurateurs and others in a giving way that is affordable. The fundraiser benefits CIS. Contributions help participating local affilates increase graduation rates by providing kids with mentoring, tutoring, literacy, youth leadership, and after school programs.

Dine Out For Kids ®

• Helping with the logistics and planning of the ’10 event
• Helping to obtain restaurants/sponsors
• Helping with photo opportunities for the students with managers