Blog Thank you to our CISDR Veterans! Thank you to our CISDR Veterans! Veterans Day gives us an opportunity to reflect on…adminNovember 11, 2020
Blog Deconstructing Dallas: S.O.S.: Serving Opportunity Students with Adam Powell S.O.S.: Serving Opportunity Students with Adam Powell By Shawn Williams and Ryan Trimble Deconstructing Dallas…adminOctober 23, 2020
Blog Dallas Morning News: As anxiety and depression grow among Dallas kids, meet the man fighting on their behalf As anxiety and depression grow among Dallas kids, meet the man fighting on their behalf…adminOctober 15, 2020
Blog Ennis Daily News: Ennis ISD welcomes student advocate team Ennis ISD welcomes student advocate team Goal is keeping students on track and in school.…adminOctober 12, 2020
Blog Rambler Newspapers: Charity Golf Tournament Raises Record Amount Despite Pandemic Charity Golf Tournament Raises Record Amount Despite Pandemic By Stephen Hunt Rambler Newspapers 2:21 PM…adminOctober 7, 2020
Blog CISDR Golf Tournament Receives Record Support CISDR Golf Tournament Receives Record Support Communities In Schools Dallas Raises $152,000 for Socially Distanced…adminSeptember 16, 2020
Blog CISDR Adds Ennis and Rains ISDs for 2020-21 This fall, CISDR is partnering with two additional Dallas-area school districts. We will be serving…adminSeptember 2, 2020
Blog Lawson Early Childhood School Receives Prestigious H-E-B Award Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) is proud to announce that one of…adminSeptember 1, 2020
Blog Sobering Realities As kids head back to class—whether in schools, at home, or somewhere in between—all students…adminAugust 31, 2020
Blog DFW Child: Learning Pods: Parenting Lifesaver or Problematic? Learning Pods: Parenting Lifesaver or Problematic? How pandemic pods are helping—but also hurting—DFW families. By…adminAugust 28, 2020
Blog ITServe Alliance Supports Students In Carrollton-Farmers Branch With students across the Dallas region starting an uncertain school year, members of the Dallas…adminAugust 27, 2020
Blog Community Corner: Even If Schools Are Closed, We Are Not Greetings, and welcome to the first edition of Community Corner. My name is Adam Powell,…adminAugust 11, 2020
Blog Follow CISDR on Social Media In these uncertain times, staying connected online is more important than ever. Keep in touch…adminAugust 5, 2020
Blog Share Your Experiences with #CISDR Let's put the "social" in "social media"! With our schools striving to find the right…adminAugust 4, 2020
Blog David Weekley Collects School Supplies for CISDR Help local students prepare for a successful school year! Now through August 14, David Weekley…adminAugust 3, 2020
Blog Celebrating the Class of 2020 Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) has helped thousands of students graduate high…adminJune 26, 2020
Blog Congratulations to Our 2020 Women of AT&T Scholars Once again, the Women of AT&T Dallas Chapter (WOA Dallas) has partnered with CISDR to…adminJune 25, 2020
Blog CISDR Welcomes Cameron Hernholm and Jeannette Papadopoulos Communities in Schools Dallas Region (CISDR) is excited to welcome two experienced nonprofit professionals to…adminJune 23, 2020
Blog Policing, Race, Injustice and Mental Health In this moment, very few things are comfortable. In the midst of a global health…adminJune 10, 2020
Blog Mindful Monday: Gratitude The last few months have been stressful for everyone, but we can still find things…adminMay 18, 2020
Blog Mindful Monday: Body Scan A healthy mind starts with a healthy body. This Mindful Monday, take a moment to…adminMay 11, 2020
Blog Mindful Monday: Mindful Observation Though the days can blend together under lockdown, it can be helpful to stop and…adminMay 4, 2020
Blog How Are Your Kids? As normally undemanding tasks (like buying toilet paper) begin to resemble the Hunger Games, businesses…adminApril 29, 2020
Blog Coping with COVID as a Student Your classes may now be virtual. You may now be at home, where you’re missing…adminApril 28, 2020
Blog Mindful Monday: STOP As we struggle to return to some kind of normal, it helps to S.T.O.P. and…adminApril 27, 2020
Blog In Such a Strange Time, CISDR Staff Rise to the Challenge It was early March, and schools across the Dallas region and the country were getting…adminApril 26, 2020
Blog CISDR Needs Your Support Now Next Tuesday, May 5th is North Texas Giving Tuesday Now, a special day to recognize…adminApril 25, 2020
Blog Are YOU Up for the Challenge? “Are you up for the challenge?” It’s a question we often hear when talking about…adminApril 24, 2020
Blog Staff Spotlight: Hannah’s Quarantine Tips CISDR site staff Hannah Clark decided to take a unique approach in reaching the students…adminApril 23, 2020
Blog Mindful Monday: Just Breathe As we continue to cope with this crisis, it can be helpful to sit and…adminApril 20, 2020
Blog Mindful Monday: Thoughts as Clouds Today is Mindful Monday. With the COVID-19 lockdown continuing, take a moment to be mindful…adminApril 13, 2020
Blog Mindful Monday: Five Senses It's Mindful Monday! As you learn to cope with the new normal, take a few…adminApril 6, 2020
Blog COVID-19 Response: Mental Health Support for Safer Students, Stronger Schools For students, social distancing and school closure related to COVID-19 means sustained social isolation, a…adminMarch 30, 2020
Blog Guidance from the CDC Regarding COVID-19 The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety…adminMarch 28, 2020
Blog Tips for Surviving at Home by Maddie Worley, LMSW, Senior Clinical Services Coordinator “This feels a lot like 9/11” is…adminMarch 27, 2020
Blog Racial Identity and Mental Health: We Knew Then, and We Still Know Now Countless contributions from notable African Americans are routinely missing from Black History Month. Their omission…adminFebruary 28, 2020
Blog Announcing the “Safer Students, Stronger Schools” Initiative Through “Safer Students, Stronger Schools,” Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) is increasing…adminFebruary 28, 2020
Blog CISDR Participates in 44th Annual Adolescent Symposium Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) once again had the pleasure of participating…adminFebruary 21, 2020
Blog Kids These Days: Generation Z and the Mental Health Crisis by Adam D. Powell, President & CEO In casual conversation the other day, I uttered…adminJanuary 28, 2020
Blog Technology and Your Child’s Mental Health Technology can help us connect with others, find answers to questions, and improve productivity, but…adminJanuary 27, 2020
Blog What Is Community? by Adam Powell, President & CEO of CISDR As we approach the holiday season, I…adminNovember 18, 2019
Blog Coping with Disaster Disasters are upsetting experiences for everyone involved. The emotional toll that disaster brings can sometimes…adminNovember 8, 2019
Blog Youth Affected by Mental Health Challenges It's normal for children and youth to experience various types of emotional distress as they…adminJuly 12, 2019
Blog Volunteer Spotlight: Venessa & Jefferey Lewis Our hard-working Site Coordinators rely on community volunteers to help students succeed both inside and…adminJuly 10, 2019
Blog Texas Governor Signs School Safety Bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed a series of bills into law in June 2019 that would,…adminJuly 5, 2019
Blog PwC, Deloitte, and Sedgwick Sign Up for Golf With the 2019 CISDR Golf Tournament less than three months away, we have lined up…adminJuly 3, 2019
Blog 2019 Women of AT&T Scholarship Winners CISDR joined the Dallas Chapter of the Women of AT&T (WOA Dallas), on Thursday, May…adminJune 30, 2019
Blog Support CISDR on Amazon Prime Day Amazon Prime Day offers Black Friday prices in the middle of summer. This year, Amazon…adminJune 28, 2019
Blog Join Us for SummerSmiles Happy Hour on July 8! CISDR Leadership Council, a young professionals group dedicated to supporting CISDR’s critical work in the…adminJune 26, 2019
Blog Capital One MathCorps 2019 Each June, Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) sends elementary students to the…adminJune 14, 2019
BlogEvents Mental Health Awareness Month Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? 37% of students age 14…adminMay 24, 2019
Blog Communities In Schools PSA on NBC Starting today and running through June 9th, keep an eye out for our 30 second…adminMay 13, 2019
Blog Employee of the Month: Debi Williams Congratulations to our Employee of the Month, Debi Williams at Armstrong Middle School in Plano.…adminApril 12, 2019
Blog Employee of the Month: Cara Cargill Congratulations to our Employee of the Month, Cara Cargill at Press Elementary in McKinney. Cara…adminMarch 25, 2019
Blog Employee of the Month: Raul Ferrer CISDR's Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose job performance and overall contributions embody…adminFebruary 7, 2019
Blog Thank You to Our Supporters at the SABA Gala Thank You to the South Asian Bar Association of Dallas / Fort Worth (SABA DFW)…adminJanuary 16, 2019
Blog Sylvia E. Fuentes Joins CISDR Board We are happy to announce that Sylvia E. Fuentes has joined the CISDR Board of…adminDecember 13, 2018
Blog Giving Thanks: Eritrea’s Story As we give thanks… …the story of one resilient young woman… Above: Eritrea telling her…adminNovember 16, 2018
Blog Golf Tournament 2018 Thank you to Flowserve, Ryan and all our sponsors for helping to make the 7th…adminOctober 4, 2018
Blog How CIS Dallas Helps Kids in Crisis It's an exciting day in the Dallas area, as people from around the community take…adminSeptember 20, 2018
Blog North Texas Giving Day: Here’s how CIS Dallas is Different We know we are one of MANY worthy non-profits sending you reminders about what day…adminSeptember 19, 2018
Blog Ryan Tees Off for Students with Presenting Sponsorship G. Brint Ryan Chairman and CEO Ryan DALLAS, TEXAS (September 17, 2018) — Ryan has…adminSeptember 17, 2018
Blog Leadership Council Mixer at Vetted Well Thank you to everyone who came out August 9 to our Leadership Council Mixer at…adminAugust 10, 2018
Blog Capital One School Supplies 2018 Thank you once again to Capital One for donating school supplies to help CISDR students…adminAugust 9, 2018
Blog Join Us at the Beyond Bullying Conference Come join us at the Beyond Bullying Conference on August 11. This is a half-day…adminAugust 6, 2018
Blog Thank You to NBC 5, Tom Thumb, Albertsons and YOU! On behalf of the students to be served by Communities In Schools of the Dallas…adminAugust 2, 2018
Blog Supporting Our Students 2018 KXAS NBC 5 and KXTX Telemundo 39, in partnership with Tom Thumb and Albertson’s supermarkets,…adminJuly 26, 2018
Blog G. Brint Ryan Joins CISDR Board of Directors Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region, Inc. (CISDR) is pleased to announce that G.…adminJuly 20, 2018
Blog Sandy’s ScholarTrips Sends CISDR Students on Summer Adventures Sandy's ScholarTrips was founded in 2015 in honor of retired CISDR President & CEO, Sandy…adminJuly 18, 2018
Blog Youth Mental Health First Aid Sessions Open for July Our community has witnessed a 20% increase in self harm and violent behaviors in our…adminJune 22, 2018
Blog Thank You to Everyone Who Came Out to Snooze! We would like to thank everyone who came out to the CISDR Benefit at Snooze,…adminJune 4, 2018
Blog Join us at Snooze on June 3 We're so excited to invite you to join us for breakfast Sunday, June 3rd at…adminJune 1, 2018
Blog Meet Our Speakers: Ron Guerrier With our Connected Community Luncheon coming up tomorrow, May 31, 2018, we'd like to take…adminMay 29, 2018
Blog Meet Our Speakers: Sandra Hayes With our Connected Community Luncheon coming up this Thursday, May 31, 2018, we'd like to…adminMay 29, 2018
Blog Meet Our Speakers: Mayor Harry LaRosiliere With our Connected Community Luncheon coming up this Thursday, May 31, 2018, we'd like to…adminMay 26, 2018
Blog Thank You to National Life Group Foundation We are pleased to announce that National Life Group Foundation has awarded a $50,000 one-time…adminMay 22, 2018
Uncategorized CISDR Welcomes Daniel Horsch CISDR welcomes Daniel Horsch to our Board of Directors. As Senior Marketing Manager at Visit…adminApril 30, 2018
Blog Keynote Speaker Ron Guerrier Moves to Express Scripts Ron Guerrier Ron Guerrier, keynote speaker at CISDR's Connected Community Luncheon on May 31, 2018,…adminApril 5, 2018
Blog Kids Need More Than a Celebrity Spokesperson Using the Power of Community to Change Kids' Lives When students are faced with insurmountable…adminMarch 22, 2018
Blog Once Upon a CIS: A Former Student’s Story I would say the best adjective to use for my personality as a child was…adminMarch 9, 2018
Blog February YMHFA Sold Out! Our February Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) crisis training class is SOLD OUT! Our…adminFebruary 23, 2018
Blog Thank You, Chi Omega Thank you to Chi Omega Christmas Market for raising $22,500 for CISDR. Your generosity and…adminFebruary 23, 2018
Blog Canaries in a Coal Mine The last thing we need is another pundit with an opinion on how to curb…adminFebruary 19, 2018
Blog School Climate, Safety and Students in Crisis Our hearts, prayers and love go out to Parkland, Florida. In the wake of yet…adminFebruary 15, 2018
Blog 2017 Annual Report Every year, Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) releases a visual retrospective of…adminJanuary 2, 2018
Blog Happy Holidays from CISDR! As we close out the 2017 year, we to thank everyone involved in the successes…adminDecember 11, 2017
Blog Share the Warmth 2017 On November 14, 2017, Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region received 715 coats from…adminDecember 11, 2017
Uncategorized CISDR Welcomes James Fisher CISDR is pleased to welcome James Fisher as our new Director of Development. James has…adminNovember 8, 2017
Uncategorized Mental Health First Aid Over the course of the last 2 years, our community has witnessed a 20% increase…adminOctober 24, 2017
Uncategorized 2017 Golf Tournament The 6th Annual CISDR Golf Tournament was held on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Las…adminSeptember 26, 2017
Uncategorized Hurricane Harvey We are greatly saddened by the news coming from the Texas Coast, as Hurricane Harvey…adminAugust 28, 2017
Uncategorized Supporting Our Schools 2017 KXAS NBC 5 and KXTX Telemundo 39, in partnership with Tom Thumb and Albertson's supermarkets,…adminJuly 13, 2017
Blog Mind the Gap EOY 2016 Video - Mind the Gap from CIS of the Dallas Region on Vimeo.adminNovember 9, 2016
Blog 2015 Golf Tournament Pictures from the 4th Annual CISDR Golf Tournament Thank you to everyone who joined us…adminApril 8, 2016