TOPEKA, KS – Communities In Schools of Mid-America® (CIS of Mid-America™) is pleased to announce it has received a grant from the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation. The funds will be used to provide support for CIS of Mid-America programming at schools in Topeka, KS.

The mission of the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation is to inspire, protect and restore dreams by creating more equitable communities. They believe it’s their responsibility to ensure their customers and communities have the ability and access to make their dreams possible.

Funding from this grant will go to support the more than 4,600 students that CIS of Mid-America is currently serving at five Topeka schools: Ross Elementary and State Street Elementary Schools, as well as Highland Park, Topeka, and Topeka West High Schools.

About Communities In Schools of Mid-America®

Communities In Schools of Mid-America® (CIS of Mid-America™) is part of the nation’s largest organization dedicated to empowering underserved students to stay in school and on a path to a brighter future. We do whatever it takes to ensure that all kids – regardless of the challenges they may face – have what they need to realize their potential. The CIS of Mid-America™ network, with its central office in Lawrence, KS, provides services in 70 schools to approximately 39,000 students each year by placing Student Support Coordinators directly inside the schools to work with students. Learn more at www.cismidamerica.org.

About the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation

At the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, our mission is to inspire, protect and restore dreams by creating more equitable communities. From investments and volunteerism to meaningful partnerships, we drive change through listening, learning, collaboration and trust. We believe it’s our responsibility to ensure our customers and communities have the ability and access to make their dreams possible. Learn more at https://www.amfam.com/about/givingback/community-investment.

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