Communities In Schools of Chicago works with more than 220 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 (2025-26)
The following CIS community partners committed energy and resources to impacting the lives of Chicago students during the 2025-26 school year.
Academic Enrichment Partners
Adler Planetarium
American Writers Museum
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Hopes for Kids*
Chicago Innovation Foundation
Chicago Park District North Park Village Nature
Chicago Poetry Center*
Chicago Public Library Manning Branch
Chicago Wolves
Cook County Farm Bureau
Creating Pathways & Access for Student Success
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
Discovery Partners Institute*
Dolores Kohl Education Foundation
Focus Fairies Mentoring
Forest Preserves of Cook County
Friends of the Children Chicago
Girls Who Code
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Heartland Human Care Services*
Hope Worldwide – Illinois*
Horizons For Youth*
Illinois Department of Natural Resources*
International Museum of Surgical Science*
International TEFL Academy
Kids Off The Block*
Ladies of Virtue (LOV)
Math Circles of Chicago
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Midtown Metro Achievement Centers
National Campaign to Stop Violence
Northwestern University Brain Awareness Outreach
Open Books
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Plant Chicago
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Project OneTen
Rang
Reading In Motion
Shedd Aquarium
SitStayRead
SparkShop
Splash! Chicago*
Supplies for Dreams
The Black Star Project*
The Period Collective
TinkRworks*
Tutoring Chicago
Waterford*
Arts and Culture Partners
Akojopo Music Foundation*
Albany Park Theater Project
Art Encounter
Art Institute of Chicago
Art of Giving Foundation*
Artists in Public Schools
Auditorium Theatre
Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago Blues Revival
Chicago Children’s Theatre
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
Chicago Opera Theater
Chicago Philharmonic
Classical Music Chicago
Crossing Borders Music
CSO/Negaunee Music Institute
Culture Shock Dance Chicago
Ensemble Espanol
Goodman Theatre
Haitian American Museum of Chicago
Heritage Museum of Asian Art*
ILA Creative Studio*
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Joffrey Ballet
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Marwen
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Navy Pier
Northeastern Illinois University Dance
People’s Center for Cultural and Contemporary Arts
Refracted Theatre Company*
Rooster & Hen Resources*
Smart Museum of Art
Uniting Voices*
Wellness4Every1
WFMT Bach to School
Writers Theatre
You Are A Star/StarDreamers Storytellers
Behavioral and Mental Health Partners
Anixter
Athletes for Hope
Box United
Center for Conflict Resolution
Center for Cyber Safety & Education*
Center on Halsted
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
Chicago Survivors
Chicago White Sox
Chiro One
Common Sense Education
Cook County State’s Attorney
CPS Office of Student Protections and Title IX*
CTS Health
Distinctively Me*
Erika’s Lighthouse
Gabriel’s Light
GRO Community
Guardian Lane
Hope for the Day
Humanity Rising
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
International Children’s Media Center
Life Span*
Make-A-Wish*
Narrative 4
National Campaign to Stop Violence
No Shame On U
Once Upon Our Time Capsule
ParenTeach Institute
Phoenix Clinic Chicago
Pickles Group
Pilsen Wellness Center
Pop Culture Hero Coalition
Pro Football Hall of Fame
SGA Youth & Family Services
T.R.A.P. Violence
The Anti-Cruelty Society
The Anti-Defamation League
The Encompassing Center
The Grace Network
The HAP Foundation
The Lola Foundation
TMH Behavioral Services
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YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
College and Career Readiness Partners
Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education (ACCE)
ACE Mentor Chicago
Ahead Academy
Akojopo Music Foundation*
Argonne National Laboratory
Artists in Public Schools
Black Fire Brigade
Bottom Line
Center for Cyber Safety & Education*
Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago Area Health Education Center
Chicago Debates
Chicago Fire Department
Chicago Scholars
Chicago State University
Civic Leadership Foundation
Cook County Farm Bureau
Crate Free USA
Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE)
Crossing Borders Music
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
Developing Our Youth*
Everfi
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Future Founders Foundation
Goodman Theatre
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Harry S. Truman College
Her Rising Initiative
Illinois Department of Natural Resources*
Illinois Green Alliance
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
International Museum of Surgical Science*
JAMUN*
Junior Achievement of Chicago
Ladder Up
Lumity
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Midtown Metro Achievement Centers
Museum of Contemporary Photography
My Block, My Hood, My City
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges*
No Shame On U
Northeastern Illinois University*
Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
Pilot Light
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pulitzer Center
Roosevelt University
Teens Take on Climate
The Illinois Career Information System*
The Newberry Library*
University of Chicago Admissions
University of Chicago Basketball
Fundamental Needs Partners
A Just Harvest
Alice’s Kids
Betsy’s Blankets
Binational Institute of Human Development*
CarePortal
CC’s Wishlist*
Chicago Public Library, Legler Regional*
Common Pantry
Cradles to Crayons
Enchanted Backpack*
Her Drive Co
Jesse White Foundation
Kids Above All*
Ladies of Virtue (LOV)
Legal Aid Chicago
Multiple Community Partners
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges*
National Immigrant Justice Center
Nourishing Hope
Pilsen Food Pantry
Soles4Souls
Teamwork Englewood*
The Grace Network
The Period Collective
Top Box Foods*
Working In The Schools (WITS)
Health and Wellness Partners
&Rise
Ageless Eyecare
Alternatives Inc.
Between Friends
Black Fire Brigade
Candor Health Education
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
Chicago Department of Transportation
Chicago Fire Department
Chicago Run
Chicago Wolves
Chicago Women’s Health Center
Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures
Common Threads
Cook County Farm Bureau
Delta Dental of Illinois
Domestic Violence Outreach
Everfi
Family Rescue
Fit Kids
Girls in the Game
Haymarket Center
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Metropolitan Family Services
Pilot Light
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
Resilience
Respiratory Health Association
Sarah’s Inn
Sexpectations*
Square One
The Power Project*
University of Illinois Extension
Wellness4Every1
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
*Denotes new partner in the 2025-26 school year.