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CIS-SA is a nonprofit organization focused on reducing dropout rates and improving student success by embedding full-time site coordinators directly into schools across the San Antonio area. CEO Jessica Weaver—who has worked with CISSA for 36 years—explains that the mission is to build a comprehensive support network around students, particularly…

The Stuff the Bus campaign—led by Communities in Schools of San Antonio in partnership with KENS 5 and H‑E‑B—collects school supplies to help thousands of San Antonio‑area students prepare for the school year. The annual drive provides essential items such as backpacks, binders, notebooks, pencils, and classroom materials, ensuring underserved…

Communities in Schools of San Antonio is celebrating 40 years of serving students and families across Bexar County. The organization, which began in 1985 with just one district, has expanded to 14 districts and more than 140 schools. Its mission is to provide students and families with social‑work‑based support beyond…

Every summer, Communities In Schools of San Antonio hosts the annual Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive, in partnership with H-E-B, to provide new school supplies to thousands of underserved students.

The event was hosted at Cable Elementary and 14 other schools.

San Antonio community members, alongside KENS 5, H‑E‑B, and Communities In Schools, raised $230,000 in school supplies—distributed to 160 local schools—through the annual “Stuff the Bus” drive. More than 160 vehicles helped load and deliver supplies, supporting families as they prepare for the new school year.

KENS 5, H‑E‑B, and Communities In Schools of San Antonio partnered to “Stuff the Bus,” gathering school supplies and donations to ease back‑to‑school costs. The initiative supports more than 160 schools, with goals of raising $200,000 in cash and $400,000 in supplies, ensuring students can access needed materials directly on…

Campus violence, including assault, bullying, fighting/mutual combat and terroristic threats, has been on the rise throughout San Antonio and across the state, according to the Texas Education Agency. While it's tempting to blame the COVID-19 pandemic, and the years of stunted social and emotional learning it caused, or generic mental…

A historic $165M grant from the Ballmer Group will allow Communities In Schools to expand its student‑support model to 1,000 new Title I schools, advancing its goal of reaching every high‑poverty school in the country.

San Antonio radio host and podcaster Tito Caballero speaks with the National President and CEO of Communities In Schools, Rey Saldaña, and San Antonio President Jessica Weaver in this podcast. They speak about the important work that CIS does locally, how they impact the lives of children in San Antonio,…