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Western Nevada
RECENT NEWS
CIS of Nevada supported students achieve a 92 percent graduation rate for the 2020-2021 school year
Longtime CIS corporate partner, Bank of America, congratulates the Class of 2022 on their accomplishments!
Communities In Schools Nevada celebrates its students for achieving a 92 percent graduation rate for the 2020-2021 school year, 13 percent higher than the statewide average graduation... Learn More
CIS of Nevada Selected as 2022 Noble Deeds Recipient
In the tradition of Noble Deeds Day, created by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve in 2019, Noble Studios’ philanthropic program, Noble Deeds, is excited to announce that will receive nearly $200,000 of pro bono digital marketing services in 2022. CIS of Nevada was selected from more than 50 applica... Learn More
CIS of Nevada names Nicole Willis-Grimes Western Nevada Executive Director
CIS Western Nevada also launches the first “CIS Academy” in Washoe County for the 2021-2022 school year. Tami Hance-Lehr, CEO and State Director of (CIS), announces the appointment of Nicole Willis-Grimes to executive director for the organization’s Western Nevada affiliate.
Willis-... Learn More
CIS Students Achieve a 90% Graduation Rate for the 2019-2020 School Year
For students receiving case management, the organization’s most intensive intervention, the figure is 6 percent higher than statewide average; model shown to significantly close opportunity gaps for students living in poverty and students of color
All Nevada students can now access internet from home, group says
Las Vegas Review Journal
The organizers of an initiative to improve Nevada students’ access to distance learning said Tuesday that all state students now have access to a computer and internet at home.
Connecting Kids Nevada — a public-private partnership between dozens of commu... Learn More
Nonprofit Undergoes Paradigm Shift
When Maria Ruiz learned a student’s mother had been laid off and food was running low in the household, she knew one thing might cheer him up — hot Takis.
So Ruiz, a site coordinator for Communities In Schools in Elko, stopped at a gas station for the spicy snack and scrawled a ha... Learn More
ASUN Reads to CIS of Western NV Students
Elementary schools across the nation hold reading weeks to encourage student... Learn More 
Check out CIS of Western Nevada on the news!
Nevada has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Only 73 percent of students graduate and for those who quit school, the trajectory of their lives is forever changed. There is a nonprofit on a mission to help students who would otherwise drop out using the simple, yet indesc... Learn More
CIS of Western NV in Reno Gazette-Journal
In the New Year, if you're looking for new ways to give back to our community — whether through charitable giving, volunteering or advocacy work — consider our local students first. No group will have more of an impact on the economic future of our community, city and state than the youngest and... Learn MoreADVISORY COUNCIL
Erin Wootan, Chair
Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
Allen Archie
Nevada State Bank
Kitty Bergin
Retired Educator
Victor Carella
Retired Military
Blakely Hume
Nevada Department of Education
Bill Kolton
Retired Educator
Dr. Kristen McNeill
Washoe County School District
Becky Petring
Retired Vice President & Retail Market Sales Manager
Gerardina Rodriguez
Great Basin Federal Credit Union
Jodi Stephens
Stephens Consulting, LLC
Melissa Uhrich
Nevada State Bank
Tom Warley
D. R. Horton
Megan Waugh
Libby Booth Elementary School
Katie Weir
Glenn Duncan Elementary School
Jenny Yeager
Food Bank of Northern Nevada
Annie Zucker
Renown Health
