Organization: COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE DALLAS
Mission: To help at-risk students stay in school and achieve by addressing non-academic barriers including trauma, mental and behavioral health challenges, and family issues, among others.
Activities: CISDR PROVIDES SCHOOL BASED SERVICES TO SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AT RISK OF ACADEMIC/SOCIAL FAILURE. SERVICES ENSURE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE STUDENT DROP-OUT RATES AND REINFORCE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THAT SUCCESS. IN 2019-2020 CISDR PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (INCLUDING DIRECT ACADEMIC, INTERVENTION, AND SOCIAL GUIDANCE) TO OVER 7200 CHILDREN ON 65 SCHOOL CAMPUSES IN 9 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 4 COUNTIES.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention