CISNC Releases Podcast On Gang Activity As It Relates To Dropout Rates

Danya Perry Discusses The Impact Of Gangs In Schools

[USPRwire, Thu Aug 27 2009] Linda Harrill, president and CEO of Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) (www.cisnc.org), has announced the formal release of an audio podcast with Danya Perry, field services specialist for the organization. In the podcast, Perry discusses how gang activity can affect students, and the impact being a gang member can have as it relates to dropping out of high school. The podcast is now available for download at www.mmimarketing.com/podcast/cisncs-danya-perry-discusses-the-impact-of-gangs-in-schools.

Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC), an independently incorporated nonprofit, was established in 1989 as a part of the national Communities In Schools network. The organization is the nation’s largest community-based dropout prevention program with nearly 200 communities serving 1.2 million youth in the United States. For more information about CISNC, call (800) 849-8881 or visit their Web site at www.cisnc.org.

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News Facts:
• Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) has released an audio podcast with Danya Perry, field services specialist for the organization.
• In the podcast, Perry discusses how gang activity can affect students, and the impact being a gang member can have as it relates to dropping out of high school.
• The podcast is now available for download at www.mmimarketing.com/podcast/cisncs-danya-perry-discusses-the-impact-of-gangs-in-schools.
• Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC), an independently incorporated nonprofit, was established in 1989 as a part of the national Communities In Schools network.
• The organization is the nation’s largest community-based dropout prevention program with nearly 200 communities serving 1.2 million youth in the United States.
• For more information about CISNC, call (800) 849-8881 or visit their Web site at www.cisnc.org.

Quotes:
“This is an important problem affecting many students in our schools today,” said Perry. “We hope that by discussing these problems with at-risk students and community members, gang activity and dropout rates will decrease.”

About Communities In Schools Of North Carolina:
Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC), an independently incorporated nonprofit, was established in 1989 as a part of the national Communities In Schools network. The organization is the nation's largest community-based dropout prevention program with nearly 200 communities serving 1.2 million youth in the United States. CISNC is overseen by a board of directors that represents both public and private interests for the state. The 39 local CIS affiliates across North Carolina connect existing county-wide resources with students and their families at schools to ensure that youth continue to stay in school, learn necessary skills and are well-prepared to begin working or attend a post-secondary school after graduation. CISNC provides both regional and on-site training and technical assistance, serves as an information center for local communities concerned about young people at risk of school failure, and builds partnerships with state agencies and organizations to benefit youth across the state. For more information, call (800) 849-8881 or visit their Web site at www.cisnc.org.

Keywords:
Communities In Schools of North Carolina, Linda Harrill, Nonprofit Organization, Dropout Rates, CISNC, Communities In Schools, CIS, North Carolina Dropout Rates, North Carolina Dropout Prevention, Gangs, Danya Perry, Field Services Specialist

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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