Teen Moms Receive Needed Baby Items Thanks to New Partnership

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Communities In Schools of Nevada is pleased to announce its partnership with Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) which will provide teenage moms at their high schools in Clark County with needed baby items.

This partnership is part of a national relationship formed between K.I.D.S. and Communities In Schools' National office.  The goal is to provide needed items such as clothes, baby items, videos and toys for at-risk children nationwide through CIS's national network of affiliates.

In Las Vegas, K.I.D.S. has already donated items that were distributed to teen mothers at Canyon Springs High School and included items such as blankets, baby monitors and digital thermometers.  "The items that our students have received have really helped to ease the burden of being a teen mom," said Milana Winter, Canyon Springs High School Principal.  "They are so happy to know that there is someone who cares and wants to help them which keeps them motivated to stay in school." 

"The industry's support and product donations help us in our mission to bring hope and self esteem to children and their families in need by providing such organizations as Communities in Schools and their affiliates with new needed items," noted Janice Weinman, President of K.I.D.S.

"This is a wonderful example of how national companies who come to Las Vegas for their conventions can make a difference on a local level by donating product from their exhibit booths to local social service organizations," said US Congresswoman, Shelley Berkeley.

For more information about Communities In Schools of Nevada and how it works to help students stay in school and prepare for life, visit its website at www.cisnevada.org.

About Communities In Schools of Nevada: Communities In Schools is the nation's largest dropout prevention organization, working in nearly 3,300 K-12 public schools. Founded in 1977, Communities In Schools is anchored by the national office in Arlington, Va. Today, more than 1.3 million young people annually receive direct services through almost 200 Communities In Schools local affiliates in 26 states and the District of Columbia. Between 80-90 percent of Communities In Schools' tracked students show improvement in academic achievement, attendance, behavior and promotion to the next grade level.

About K.I.D.S.:  K.I.D.S. founded in 1985,  brings hope and self-esteem to more than 4.5 million children and their families each year by providing new clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, books and juvenile products donated by manufacturers and retailers.  The donations move through a network of nearly 1,000 local community social service agencies in the U.S. and abroad.  Our efforts reach children who are challenged by poverty, homelessness, domestic abuse, low literacy, military family service, major illness, incarcerated family members and disaster survival.  More information about donating new children's clothes, shoes, books, toys and other products is available online at www.KIDSdonations.org.

SOURCE Communities In Schools of Nevada