A healthy start and a healthy future.
The word “reinas” means “queens” in Spanish and is a representation of what our young women aspire to be at the Education Center. The name Reinas is the title for the women’s group and stands for “respected, elegant, intelligent, natural, ambitious sisters.” In a world... Read on
MANSA (Mentoring Achievement Nobility Service Affirmation) is a young men’s support group for students at the CIS Education Center in Southwest Philadelphia. The Education Center serves young adults between 16 and 24 years of age and helps them get their high school diploma or GED. The students at the... Read on
On Saturday, May 30, Communities In Schools of Philadelphia’s OST SWAG After School Program hosted a Health Fair at the William Dick Elementary School from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Activities which filled the foyers, classrooms, play yard, auditorium, track and lunchroom included: health screenings, dental screening... Read on
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Safe Routes Philly Coordinator Waffiyyah Murray prepared schools around the city for Bike to School Day on May 6th, 2015. Murray’s goal was to make walking and biking both safe and fun. Richard Wright Elementary and Roberto Clemente School-CISPA schools-... Read on
On Wednesday, May 27th from 4:30 PM-5:30 PM Lauren Puzen from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s and Julie Guariglia and Astri Sorensonmet from the the Clinton Foundation visited with Communities in Schools OST PHMC Site Director Gina Williams at the William Dick Elementary School... Read on
Here are some photos from the... Read on