It is hard to believe that the school year is winding down! We have had a great year and have had the opportunity to serve more students through all of our programs. Our volunteer base has continued to increase, and CSS has continued to grow. We recently hosted our annual fundraising event and were thankful to attract new sponsors and attendees. 



Implementing our new database with Salesforce has also added new options for tracking data and for monitoring student progress. This continues to be a “work in progress” as we work on the “best practices” for our programs. We continue to partner with other non-profits in the community through coalitions such as Wayne CARES and Pathfinders for Success (Opportunity Youth) in an effort to make this a stronger community for the students that we serve. April is also busy as we observe “The Month of the Military Child” and “Child Abuse Prevention.”

We are also so excited to have an upcoming meeting in Raleigh with the Institute for Emerging Issues on April 25. We will have a CSS team attending this meeting in an effort to share successes and to learn from other non-profits. At CSS, we are truly grateful to be in a position to continue this work!

Selena Bennett

Executive Director of CSS

In April we honor the military children at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base! Let's show some support our tiniest heroes in Wayne County!!!

To see all the families we featured, check us out on Facebook!

Have a Heart for Kids 2023

Communities Supporting Schools continues to host its annual “Have a Heart for Kids” event. We hosted this year’s event at The Firehouse on March 30. This year we had both a silent auction and added a reverse raffle! We attracted new sponsors and had approximately 225 in attendance. 

This was a great event and was enjoyed by everyone who attended! Will and Chelsea Collins at The Firehouse and Ben Strickland and his staff from Claiborne Kitchen were amazing to work with, and the food was delicious! We laughed as THE Julie Beck emceed the reverse raffle and kept everything moving along. Next year’s event will be even bigger and better. Many thanks to all who sponsored the event, purchased tickets, bid on silent auction items, and made this event such a tremendous success. This community continues to amaze us as we work to serve the youth in the community 

Please visit our Facebook page to see all photos from Have a Heart for Kids 2023

The mission of Communities Supporting Schools is to provide opportunities for students to stay in school, graduate, and be successful in life.