Communities In Schools of Philadelphia

We're so proud of our most recent graduating cohort! These young people have completed the Construction Apprentice Prep Program and are now ready for the TFAD A...lumni & Road Maps to Success Program! We look forward to seeing these young people through to their careers success! Special thanks to our partners Communities In Schools of Philadelphia and Mural Arts Philadelphia Guild Program, it definitely takes a village! #GraduationDay #KeepCraftAlive #OpportunityMakesTheDifference #TradesforaDifference #CISPhiladelphia #MuralArtsPhiladelphia www.tradesforadifference.org See more

Communities In Schools of Philadelphia is ready and excited for the new school year! #RingTheBellPHL

Communities In Schools of Philadelphia is super excited to #RingTheBellPHL as we celebrate the upcoming 2018 school year! #AllInForKids

While some kids are hard at play this summer, these hard-working seniors finished their summer cycle and earned diplomas. CIS of Philadelphia celebrates the summer additions to the Class of 2018!

On Saturday, August 4, members of the CIS of Philadelphia ELECT team participated in The Community Baby Shower and Early Childhood Expo hosted by Bethanna and the Philadelphia Mayor's Office of Education Check out our very own Cheryl Phillips and Carla Johnson providing ELECT resource materials in this CBS news clip. CIS of Philadelphia is a School District of Philadelphia ELECT provider agency that supports pregnant and parenting teens in various schools throughout the city.

Our Communities In Schools of Philadelphia Seniors were invited to take a break from the hard work they are putting in during the summer term. CIS of Philadelphia ELECT Site Coordinators hosted the students summer field trips to the Philadelphia Zoo and Dave and Busters. These events were made possible with support from School District of Philadelphia

Another successful opening week of summer camp for our Creative Kids and Building Stars - Out of School Time program sites. #AllinForKids #CreativeKids #BuildingStars

CIS of Philadelphia Site Coordinator Regina Gibson and Camelot Excel Academy North ELECT Program participants attended #CollegeSigningDay on May 2, 2018 to celebrate their path to post-secondary education. Students attended the graduation and college rally at the Temple University Liacouras Center and received words of encouragement from former First Lady, Michelle Obama, celebrities, performing artists, and athletes. Attendees included Rebel Wilson, Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Dikembe Motumbo, Ciara, Zendaya, Keke Palmer, and Questlove Better Make Room Reach Higher

Good Food for All provides education and resources on issues surrounding food insecurity to those who are facing and fighting hunger. CIS of Philadelphia students from the Camelot Excel Academy South ELECT site participated in a field trip to the #GoodFoodForAll Conference at the Free Library. Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger and the Freelibrary Culinary Literacy Center hosted the event. The students learned about eating well on a budget, reducing food waste, campus gardening, the Farm Bill, and more. This year's theme was Building Skills, Strategies, and Community. The students chose three workshops to attend and sampled healthy food in the Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center.

CIS of Philadelphia would like to thank ShopRite of Bridge & Harbison for supporting the Breakfast Club at Excel Academy South! Holly Stevens, Registered Dietitian at Shop Rite's Bridge and Harbison, store led the students in creating a healthy breakfast menu to kick-off the series. This program was made possible through the generous support of ShopRite of Bridge & Harbison and what a great way to kick off the Breakfast Club! On the menu:... Wheat Bread French Toast Smoothies with Almond Milk, Spinach, Flax Seed and Fruit Greek Yogurt Parfait with Granola and Fruit See more

It takes teamwork to make the dreamwork!

Come on out tomorrow!!!! Seeking volunteers!!!! We are beautiful, we are extraordinary so let's make sure that our neighborhood reflects the same! Please come o...ut and help. Everyone feels better when their home is clean right? So lets clean up our neighborhood, our home together! #US #WE #Community #BlockCleanUp Meet us at TFAD's Learning Center at 9am this Tomorrow!!!!!!. If you have an extra broom please feel free to bring it out. Materials will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there! Inbox me or call me at 267-270-5095 for more details. See more