I just read some tips to writing good blogs. Two of the tips: make your opinion known and keep it less than 250 words. I’ll try to do both.

Austin New Church and Restore Austin are invaluable resources in this community! DONE!  Just kidding.  Specifically, they are incredible and amazing partners to Communities In Schools of Central Texas (CIS).  Their pure desire to serve the community to make it stronger is apparent every time we interact.  It is this pure desire, coupled with boundless energy, caring people and true passion that makes them effective. They provide support to CIS in so many ways. They donate school supplies to our students. They make our CIS counseling rooms bright and therapeutic. They sponsor our families around the Holidays. They raise funds and awareness by running on Team CIS. They respond during crisis. They volunteer at special events. They help us however we need help.

This is how they do it. And it works.  We tell them the needs in the communities we serve. They LISTEN to those needs. They either respond directly or connect us with another resource in the community (usually another church plant) to meet the needs.  Repeat again and again.

Seems simple and it works! Another key to the success of our partnership is a strong and trusting relationship. This mutual trusting relationship helps us achieve our mission of helping kids stay in school and prepare for life. Amen!

Do you want to get involved with us? Click HERE and become part of the change this city needs and deserves!

Alissa Magrum

Director of Volunteer Services and Community Partnerships

Communities In Schools of Central Texas

Twitter: ciscentraltx

Alissa, thank you very much for your partnership with Austin New Church and Restore Austin…we look forward to a long relationship of affecting the individual, collective and social good of this city!