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Children First/Communities In Schools of Buncombe County
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Employment
  • PROGRAMS
    • Student Support Specialists
    • Afterschool Enrichment
    • Family Resource Centers
    • ProjectPOWER AmeriCorps
    • Advocacy/ Success Equation
  • GET INVOLVED
  • DONATE NOW

Our Mission

Children First’s mission is to empower children and their families to reach their full potential through advocacy, education and services.  The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Vision & Core Values

Our Vision

A community where children and youth are highly valued and are provided the maximum opportunity to reach their full potential.

 

Our Core Values

Opportunity

Justice

Success

Mutual Respect

Community Collaboration

History

1976
The organization now known as Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County began as Youth Services Action Group with a focus on advocacy work.

1992
Children First is established as a program of the United Way of Asheville-Buncombe County.

1995
The Family Resource Center opens and provides food, clothing, and emergency supports for families living in the Emma Community.

1998
Children First becomes an independent non-profit and provides both direct services and public policy advocacy. It begins its Project POWER/AmeriCorps program.

2003
Children First becomes the Buncombe County affiliate of Communities in Schools, a national dropout prevention network.

2007
Children First/CIS afterschool learning centers open and provides homework assistance for K-5th graders in under-resourced communities.

2011
Children First/CIS begins its Student Support Specialist program at Johnston Elementary, and expanded over the next four years to include five schools total.

2013
Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County is awarded official designation as a Nationally Accredited Affiliate Organization for Communities in Schools.

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View our Annual Report.

View our 2018 Form 990.

Find out more about Communities In Schools of North Carolina.

Find out more about Communities In Schools National.

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