Founded in 1988, Communities In Schools of Chicago is a non-profit affiliate of Communities In Schools, Inc., the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization. Communities In Schools of Chicago connects Chicago Public School students with programs and services they need that their schools often cannot provide. From health promotion and arts enrichment, to mental health and violence prevention, the services that Communities In Schools of Chicago links to students are provided at no cost to schools. Our model, proven through rigorous research, will be active at 175 Chicago public schools in the 2019-2020 school year.