Once Again, Worth Magazine Names Communities In Schools One of Top 100 Nonprofits in U.S. 12/13/2002

For the second year in a row, Communities In Schools, the nations leading community-based organization helping kids succeed in school and prepare for life, has been selected by Worth magazine as one of the top 100 nonprofits in the U. S. Worth interviewed hundreds of philanthropy experts, examined detailed information on nonprofit programs and examined tax returns from the last three years to determine which nonprofits are making the biggest impact and which organizations are spending public donations wisely.

"Once again, this recognition validates the importance of our work, especially the way Communities In Schools affects educational performance," said Communities In Schools National Founder and President William E. Milliken. "It shows donors that, by bringing needed human services into the schools, we produce measurable academic results: improved grades, higher graduation rates and increased college acceptances." This year, Communities In Schools joined 12 other outstanding organizations in the "Education" category that reflects the magazine's new priority on K-12 public education.

With 12 million American kids living in poverty, addressing children's issues is more critical than ever. Worth set out to identify those charities that are doing the best job, dollar for dollar" to mitigate the challenges children face. Here is some of what Worth had to say about Communities In Schools:

CIS knows that kids can't focus on learning if they're hungry or scared or they can't see the blackboard. It integrates needed services such as mentoring, counseling, vision screenings, day care, job training, and gang prevention into schools so teachers and students are free to focus on academics.

Celebrating 25 years of success changing childrenís lives, Communities In Schools is at work in 30 states, connecting community resources with over 2,500 schools to build communities of help, hope and care for more than 1.9 million students every year.

Today, over 1.4 million youth and their families have access to Communities In Schools services.