Organization

Communities In Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County

Marietta, GA
Mission

To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Communities In Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County
328 Alexander Street, Suite 10
Marietta, GA 30060
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No other community-based organization in Cobb County has the mission of increasing the graduation rates in our schools. Communities In Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County (CISMCC) works with children and families from birth through the completion of the 12th grade. CISMCC works predominately in Title 1 schools where the majority of the school population is considered low income and qualify to receive free or reduced lunch. Children and families with needs are served by guiding the individuals to the community resources that are able to assist them. The majority of the students served by CISMCC are minority students, struggling to complete high school. CISMCC serves students from every area of the county through the Performance Learning Centers (PLCs) which are for students who are not succeeding in a traditional school setting. The program includes case management, tutoring, mentoring, early learning and Reality U (financial literacy).

Program Locations

Mobile Locations
Various locations within CCSD/MCS schools: Cobb Horizons HS, Garrett Middle School, Marietta MS, Osborne HS, Pebblebrook HS, and South Cobb HS
Marietta, GA 30064
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  • Requirements: Support for students is freely given to the entire school population, small groups and individual student support. Individual support is provided based upon a referral from school administrators or peers.
  • Intake procedures: Referral from teachers, administrators, social service agencies and an "open-door" policy. Parental approval is needed for individual case management.
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CIS of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County provides an impactful 75-minute Financial Literacy program for 8-10th graders. Reality U takes a student’s current GPA and propels them to their 26-year old life. Students are given their career and earning potential based upon their GPA and are then left to navigate Childcare, Housing, Transportation, Insurance, Shopping and the many other issues we face as adults. Students are given different life situations like married, divorced, bad credit scores or even lots of children. This is a fun and impactful program providing students with a realistic “ah-ha” moment that academic achievement yields fiscal health and wealth.

Program Locations

Cobb County and Marietta middle schools and high schools
Varies
Marietta, GA 30060
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  • Fee: The cost is $7.00 per student to participate. We work to identify funding so that students do not have to pay.
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Schools served by General Youth Services are those schools where the intention is to implement student, family or school supports without all aspects of the CIS model of integrated student supports. These may be schools where CIS provides only one or more Tier I supports or runs an afterschool program. There may be limited or no case management, no presence of a site coordinator on-site, and/or limited documentation of data and outcome