Communities In Schools of Chicago works with more than 200 community organizations across the city. These organizations are committed to joining us in supporting the academic, social-emotional, physical, and mental well-being of Chicago students. They provide programs and services – at no cost to students – that address needs identified by their school leaders.
Some community partners provide programming inside of schools, during the school day; others offer special programs, performances, and opportunities for students to explore the city and surrounding communities.
With community partnerships that focus on academic support; arts and culture; college and career readiness; counseling and supportive guidance; health and wellness; and parent and family engagement, our allies in supporting students are diverse. Throughout the year, our Community Partnership Specialists work closely with our School Partnership Specialists to match schools with programs that address their top priorities.
Community Partners (2023-24)
The following CIS community partners committed energy and resources to impacting the lives of Chicago students during the 2023-24 school year.
| Community Partner | Types of Programs Provided |
|---|---|
| &Rise | Health and Wellness |
| 826CHI | Academic Enrichment |
| Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education (ACCE) | Arts and Culture; Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
| Adler Planetarium | Academic Enrichment |
| Advocate Children's Hospital | Health and Wellness |
| Ageless Eyecare | Health and Wellness |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Arts and Culture |
| Alice's Kids | Fundamental Needs |
| American Red Cross of Greater Chicago | Health and Wellness |
| American Writers Museum | Arts and Culture |
| Argonne National Laboratory | College and Career Readiness |
| Art Encounter | Arts and Culture |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Arts and Culture |
| BELA Recovery | Health and Wellness |
| Betsy's Blankets | Fundamental Needs |
| Between Friends | Health and Wellness |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Academic Enrichment |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Fundamental Needs |
| BMO Harris Bank | College and Career Readiness |
| Bottom Line | College and Career Readiness |
| Bronzeville Children's Museum | College and Career Readiness |
| Candor Health Education | Health and Wellness |
| Capital One | Fundamental Needs |
| CareerSpring | College and Career Readiness |
| Caron Treatment Centers | Health and Wellness |
| Catholic Charities | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| CDPH - Tropical Optical | Health and Wellness |
| Center for Conflict Resolution | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Center on Halsted | Academic Enrichment; Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Architecture Center | Arts and Culture |
| Chicago Area Health Education Center | College and Career Readiness |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Academic Enrichment |
| Chicago Center for Arts and Technology | Fundamental Needs |
| Chicago Chamber Music Society | Arts and Culture |
| Chicago Chess Foundation | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Children's Theatre | Arts and Culture |
| Chicago Community Oral Health Forum | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Debates | College and Career Readiness |
| Chicago Department of Transportation | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Fire FC | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago History Museum | College and Career Readiness |
| Chicago Innovation Foundation | Academic Enrichment |
| Chicago Jazz Philharmonic | Arts and Culture |
| Chicago Opera Theater | Arts and Culture |
| Chicago Police Department | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Public Library Manning Branch | Academic Enrichment; Fundamental Needs |
| Chicago Run | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Survivors | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Chicago Wolves | Academic Enrichment |
| Chicago Women's Health Center | Health and Wellness |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra | Arts and Culture |
| Chiro One | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| CircEsteem | Academic Enrichment |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | College and Career Readiness |
| Classical Music Chicago | Arts and Culture |
| CodeCreate | Arts and Culture |
| Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures | Health and Wellness |
| Common Sense Education | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Common Threads | Health and Wellness |
| Compudopt | Academic Enrichment |
| Connect Home Visiting Chicago | Health and Wellness |
| Cook County Farm Bureau | Academic Enrichment; College and Career Readiness; Health and Wellness |
| Cook County State's Attorney | Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
| CPS - Crisis Management Unit | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| CPS Lives | Arts and Culture |
| Cradles to Crayons | Fundamental Needs |
| Crate Free USA | Health and Wellness |
| Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) | College and Career Readiness |
| Crossing Boarders Music | College and Career Readiness |
| CSO/Negaunee Music Institute | Arts and Culture |
| CTS Health | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Culture Shock Dance Chicago | Arts and Culture |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund | Academic Enrichment |
| Deeply Rooted Dance Theater | Arts and Culture |
| Delta Dental of Illinois | Fundamental Needs; Health and Wellness |
| DePaul University Athletics | Academic Enrichment; College and Career Readiness |
| Dolores Kohl Education Foundation | Academic Enrichment |
| Domestic Violence Outreach | Health and Wellness |
| Dream On Education | Academic Enrichment |
| Economic Awareness Council | College and Career Readiness |
| Educate. Radiate. Elevate. | Academic Enrichment |
| Elizabeth Tawose Productions | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Elyssa's Mission | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Ensemble Espanol | Arts and Culture |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago | Health and Wellness |
| Erika's Lighthouse | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Escape Artistry | Arts and Culture |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | College and Career Readiness |
| Fifth Third Bank | College and Career Readiness |
| Fit Kids | Health and Wellness |
| Friends of the Children Chicago | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| FUSE | Academic Enrichment |
| Future Founders Foundation | College and Career Readiness |
| Garfield Park/Hartgrove Hospitals | Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
| Girls in the Game | Health and Wellness |
| Girls Who Code | Academic Enrichment |
| Goodman Theatre | Arts and Culture |
| Greater Chatham Initiative | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| GRO Community | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Guardian Lane | Health and Wellness |
| Guitars Over Guns | Arts and Culture |
| HAP Foundation | College and Career Readiness |
| Harry S. Truman College | College and Career Readiness |
| Haymarket Center | Health and Wellness |
| HEART | Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
| Her Drive Co | Fundamental Needs |
| Hope for the Day | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Humanity Rising | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC) | Academic Enrichment |
| Imagination Theater | Behavioral and Mental Health; Health and Wellness |
| Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures | Arts and Culture |
| International Children's Media Center | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Joffrey Ballet | Arts and Culture; College and Career Readiness |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago | College and Career Readiness |
| K.W.O.E. Foundation | Arts and Culture |
| Ladder Up | College and Career Readiness |
| Lifeline Theatre | Arts and Culture |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Health and Wellness |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Arts and Culture |
| Marwen | Arts and Culture |
| Math Circles of Chicago | Academic Enrichment |
| MeMA Music | Arts and Culture |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dis. of Greater Chicago | Academic Enrichment; College and Career Readiness |
| Mobile Care Chicago | Health and Wellness |
| Morningstar | College and Career Readiness; Fundamental Needs |
| Mujeres Latinas en Acci?n | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Multiplying Good | College and Career Readiness |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Arts and Culture; College and Career Readiness |
| Museum of Contemporary Photography | Arts and Culture |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Academic Enrichment |
| NAMI Chicago | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Narrative 4 | Arts and Culture |
| National Campaign to Stop Violence | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| National Indo-American Museum | Arts and Culture |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Arts and Culture |
| Northlight Theatre | Arts and Culture; College and Career Readiness |
| Nourishing Hope | Behavioral and Mental Health; Fundamental Needs |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Arts and Culture |
| Once Upon Our Time Capsule | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Open Books | Academic Enrichment; Fundamental Needs |
| Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals | Academic Enrichment |
| Pegasus Theatre Chicago | Arts and Culture |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Academic Enrichment |
| People's Center for Cultural and Contemporary Arts | Arts and Culture |
| Pickles Group | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Pilot Light | Health and Wellness |
| Pilsen Food Pantry | Fundamental Needs |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Health and Wellness |
| Plant Chicago | Academic Enrichment; College and Career Readiness |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Prosper Chicago | Fundamental Needs |
| Pulitzer Center | College and Career Readiness |
| Rainbows for All Children | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Resilience | Health and Wellness |
| Respiratory Health Association | Health and Wellness |
| Riveredge Hospital/Streamwood Hospital | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Roadtrip Nation | College and Career Readiness |
| Rush University Medical Center | Health and Wellness |
| Safe Families for Children | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Sarah's Inn | Health and Wellness |
| SGA Youth & Family Services | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Shedd Aquarium | Academic Enrichment |
| Smart Museum of Art | Arts and Culture |
| SparkShop | Academic Enrichment |
| Square One | Health and Wellness |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Arts and Culture |
| Success Bound | Academic Enrichment |
| Supplies for Dreams | Academic Enrichment; College and Career Readiness |
| T.R.A.P. Violence | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| The Actuarial Foundation | Academic Enrichment |
| The Anti-Cruelty Society | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| The Anti-Defamation League | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| The Grace Network | Fundamental Needs |
| The Legacy Project | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| The Peace Exchange | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| The Period Collective | Fundamental Needs |
| The Schools Group | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Arts and Culture |
| UCAN | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| UChicago Neighborhood Schools Program | Academic Enrichment |
| UNICEF USA | College and Career Readiness |
| University of Chicago Admissions | College and Career Readiness |
| University of Chicago Basketball | College and Career Readiness |
| University of Illinois Extension | Health and Wellness |
| Urban Therapeutic Solutions | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| UStrive | College and Career Readiness |
| Vision Service Plan | Health and Wellness |
| Wellness4Every1 | Arts and Culture |
| WFMT Bach to School | Arts and Culture; Fundamental Needs |
| White Sox | Academic Enrichment; Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Willow House | Behavioral and Mental Health |
| Writers Theatre | Arts and Culture |
| You Are A Star/StarDreamers Storytellers | Arts and Culture |
| Young Chicago Authors | Arts and Culture |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Behavioral and Mental Health |