One of the priorities of Communities in Schools of Northern Virginia is to work to ensure that the students it serves have the basic needs required for them to flourish in school and beyond. One of those needs centers around making sure each and every student has the opportunity to have healthy meals. Thus, with the help of Communities in Schools of Northern Virginia, the Career Center has partnered with Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) to make its building a distribution site for healthy food options. AFAC has distributed over 2.5 million pounds of food last year to Arlington families, and through [...]

The mission of Communities In Schools of Northern Virginia (CISofNOVA) is to champion the connection of needed community resources with schools in Northern Virginia to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life. By bringing caring adults into schools to address children’s unmet needs, CISofNOVA provides the link between educators and the community. The result: teachers are free to teach, and students – many in jeopardy of dropping out – have the opportunity to focus on learning. We identify and mobilize community resources to deliver "Five Basics": A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult A safe place to [...]