Communities in schools of nevada, INC. (the organization) was originally established in 1992 as cities of schools of LAS vegas, but remained relatively dormant until 2003 when it reestablished its mission to coincide with the national communities in schools organization. The organization changed its name and began the process of meeting ALL of the requirements to become fully certified by the national organization. The mission of the organization is "to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life". Through the provision of integrated student services, the organization will improve graduation rates and decrease dropout rates by becoming the leading comprehensive, evidence-based program in dropout preventions, reducing the dropout rate and increasing the graduation rate in the schools we serve. Communities and the school districts in nevada will turn to CIS for solutions and resources such as mental health counseling, basic needs provisioning, family and community strengthening, life skills training, mentoring and tutoring to provide the support students need to succeed in school. The organization believes that every child should have complete access to a quality education. To affect the change needed in our schools, the organization will have a presence, including increased site coordinators and at-risk schools within clark county, washoe county, humboldt county and ELKO county school districts and eventually several additional counties in nevada. To advance the mission, the organization is working to become a leading NON-profit by effectively communicating the proven value of the model and adopting strong fiscal policies and procedures. Through quality programming and efficient operations, the organization will achieve positive outcomes for students which will be measured with data, including independent studies. By demonstrating such efficacy the organization's programs and CORE model will be recognized and rated as a "BEST practice".