Our Impact

In 2022-23, CIS-VA supported its network of affiliates by:

Funneling Resources

• Providing $2,483,000 in pass-through funds to affiliates
• Administering $5M in Community School Funds awarded by the VDOE to support new and expanded programming in the network
• Administering Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funding to support CIS of Petersburg
• Securing and administering $100,000 from Share Our Strength for network-wide food security initiatives

Driving Network Growth

• Engaging in strategic funding discussions to help guide the next phase of expansion
• Growing staff to support expansion in existing affiliates and new regions

Delivering Network Support

• Hosting a two-day CIS-VA Network Summit, convening more than 130 network staff for learning and connection
• Conducting affiliate-specific trainings across the network
• Providing customized data and evaluation support and training
• Facilitating cross-affiliate collaboration
• Introducing a refined Emerging Leaders Fellowship to foster leadership development and staff retention in affiliate network
• Publishing monthly e-newsletter focused on learning and professional development for site coordinators
• Implementing a new tool to identify social-emotional learning needs and measure outcomes

Read our 2022-23 Annual Report