Each day many Metro Atlanta children face enormous barriers to their success in school and in life. Atlanta has the nation’s highest poverty and income inequality rates, which create unfair obstacles, interrupt academic progress, and contribute to chronic absenteeism, making it hard for students to participate equally in academic and enrichment programs, and increasing their chances of dropping out.  

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Communities In Schools of Atlanta is an award-winning dropout prevention organization that was established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972. What began in the basement of a modest home in the Grant Park community is now the nation’s largest dropout prevention network with a proven track record of positively impacting graduation rates.  

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By placing caring adults inside schools to create a consistent, day-after-day academic, emotional and financial support system, Communities In Schools of Atlanta helps kids stay in school and graduate. We see the unique needs of each student and collaborate with teachers, parents and community partners to provide the wrap-around services they need to reach their full potential. 

 

Communities In Schools of Atlanta’s mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.  

 

During our 2023-2024 school year, Communities In Schools of Atlanta empowered 49,000 students, 3,914 of those students receiving intensive individualized support. 99% of our caseload students stayed in school and 98% graduated or were promoted to the next grade level. We currently serve schools within six school districts in the Metro Atlanta area: Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Decatur City Schools, Clayton County, and Griffin-Spalding County.