CISGC Board of Directors

PattiBurdette

Fall 2018 Volume 2, Issue 2

NEWS FROM THE DIRECTOR

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Amber D. McHale, MSEd.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

MeetourStaff&Board

SupportHours

CISGCStats

Mentorship

NIPCredits

SchoolUpdates

CISStateFile

ContactInfo

Gratitude

StudentsandfacultyattheEGMSafter-schoolprogram,learningateambuildingexercise.

Asthenewschoolyearbegins,IwantedtotakethisopportunitytointroduceyoutoCommunitiesinSchoolsofGreenbrierCounty,andtheservicesthatweoffer.

Wearefortunatetobeabletoexpandourcoveragetoprovideassistanceintenofthethirteenschoolsthisfall.For the past several years, we have been providingcoverage at eight schools. I am very excited for thisopportunity,andamhappytowelcomeSmootandRupertElementarySchoolstoourgrowinglistofcoverage.

UPCOMING EVENTS MentororientationatWVSOMAppreciationDinnerMoms&MoreHolidayEventBreakfastwithaBuddy

CISGC Staff

AmberMcHaleExecutiveDirector-amchale@cisgc.org

AmyBrown

SiteCoordinator,EGMS–abrown@cisgc.org

BeckyDunbarSiteCoordinator,SmootandRupertElementary-rdunbar@cisgc.org

KristiGodbySiteCoordinator,RonceverteElementary-kgodby@cisgc.org

DanaHunterSiteCoordinator,CrichtonandRainelleElementary-dhunter@cisgc.org

KelliMartinSiteCoordinator,WSSandAldersonElementary-kmartin@cisgc.org

JenniferNaabSiteCoordinator,GEHS-jnaab@cisgc.org

ValerieOttSiteCoordinator,WGMS-vott@cisgc.org

JanelleVanfossonSiteCoordinator,EGMS-jvanfossen@cisgc.org

TiffaniWaltonAfterSchoolCoordinator,EGMS-twalton@cisgc.org

Our board is comprised of five active committees:

*ExecutiveCommittee

*FinanceCommittee

*GovernanceCommittee

*ProgrammingCommittee

*ResourceDevelopmentCommittee

Support Hours

Thedatathatisprovidedinthepiechartisanindicatorofhowmuchtimeoursitecoordinatorshavededicatedtowardsacademicassistancesincethebeginningofthe2018-19schoolyear.Almost50%oftheirtimeisspentonthisonesupportforourat-riskstudents.Whilethisisimmenselyimportant,otherareassuchaslifeandsocialskillsarealsostressed(11.6%),aswellasotherareasofsupportthathelptomakeawell-roundedandwell-adjustedstudent.

College and Career Preparation is an area our highschool site coordinators will begin focusing onmore as werecently hired a support part-time site coordinator atGreenbrierEast.As theyearprogresses,weatCommunitiesin Schools of Greenbrier County hope to not only continueourmotto of “empowering a student to stay in school andachieveinlife.”

As the graph to the right indicates,CISGC helps students at every grade level inGreenbrier County. The importance of ourprogram and services being at every school isimmense.With yourhelp,we canachieve thisgoal so that no child falls through the cracks,every student that needs academic assistancereceives it to graduate on time, and afterschoolprogramsflourish,amongsomanyotherimmeasurable services we offer at such acrucialtimeinachild’slife.Morethanever,weneed your help to make this happen! Pleaseconsider donating to Communities in Schools,where every penny goes towards programsthat are needed at our service schools forchildrenwhoneedtheextrahelptosucceed.

MENTORS NEEDED AT EVERY SCHOOL

Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people thatthere is someonewhocaresabout them,assures themtheyarenotaloneindealingwithday-to-daychallenges,andmakesthemfeel like they matter; which is huge for most kids. Researchconfirms that quality mentoring relationships have powerfulpositive effects on young people in a variety of personal,academic, and professional situations. Ultimately, mentoringconnects a young person to personal growth and development,and social and economic opportunities. Yet, one in three youngpeople will grow up without this critical asset. Communities inSchools strives hard to change that statistic, andwe need yourhelp! Although we have over 30 mentors that show up at ourservice schools at least onehour aweek,we still needmore! Ifyou are interested in mentoring a student, please contact metoday. I will connect you with a student who needs you, yourguidance, your time. Call me at (304)661-1018 or email me at:amchale@cisgc.org.

You are subject to a background check, whichCommunitiesinSchoolspaysfor,sowhatdoyouhavetolose?Absolutelynothing,butsomuchtogain.

BREAKDOWN OF SCHOOL YEARS 2017-18 2018-19 NumberofpaidStaffintheSchools 7 10

Numberofpaidstaffoutsideschools 1 1

NumberofCISGCSchoolSites 8 10

NumberofCISGCVolunteers(mentoring&events) 131 64+*

NumberofCISGCVolunteerHours 1470 -

NumberofCISGCcase-managedstudents(Level2) 322 300+*

NumberofstudentsparticipatinginCISGCPrograms(Level1) 2,465 2100+*

*Projectedoutcomes

CISGC HAS NIP CREDITS AVAILABLE

The West Virginia NeighborhoodInvestmentProgramAct(WVCode§11-13J) provides credit to individuals andprivate sector businesses which makeeligible contributions to communitybased nonprofit organizations thatestablish projects to assistneighborhoods and local communities.Theseprojectsprovideservicessuchashealth care, counseling, emergencyassistance, crime prevention,education, housing, job training andphysical and environmentalimprovements. This program wasestablished by the West VirginiaLegislature to encourage charitablegiving to local nonprofit organizations.By donating to approved NIPorganizations,contributorscansupporttheir communities and earn credits toreducecertainWestVirginiataxes.

Communities in Schools ofGreenbrierCounty(CISGC)ispleasedtoannouncetheyhavereceived$15000inNIP credits this year. CISGC wasestablished in 2006 and currently, theorganization services ten of thethirteen schools in Greenbrier County,offering free services to at-riskstudents, helping bridge the gapbetweenchronicabsenteeism,lowself-esteem, academic failure to drop outsbyempowering students to succeed inschoolandinlife.

If you are interested in usingCommunities in Schools of GreenbrierCounty’s NIP credits, please contactDirector Amber McHale at (304) 661-1018 or email her atamchale@cisgc.org.

“CIS helped me find services that I needed to take care of myself”

See how CISGC is engaging with our community, students, and schools!

TheannualMenWhoCookfundraiser,hostedinMayatCooperGalley,wasasuccessthisyear!Weappreciateallthemenwhosampledtheirfavoriterecipesforagoodcause,andalltheguestswhocametoenjoythefood.

EGMSstudentsinvitetheirmomsandwomenrolemodels RonceverteElementaryhostsaWalk-a-thon.toacateredbreakfastatMoms&More.

CONTACT INFORMATION

CISGC

PO Box 1188 Lewisburg, WV

24901

Office: 304-661-1018 Contact: Amber McHale,

Director amchale@cisgc.org

www.cisgreenbriercounty.org

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CommunitiesinSchoolsofGreenbrierCountywouldliketospecificallythankalloftheirgenerousdonorswhohavesupportedusoverthepastyear.Manyothershelpeduswithvolunteerhours,mentoring,tutoring,andotheractivitiestoo

numeroustomention.Thankyou!

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