AbbVie and CIS Making News

AbbVie's recent announcement of a $55 million total donation to three leading nonprofits, including Communities In Schools, is making national and regional headlines. Stories are focused on how the donations will grow and strengthen programs focused on improving graduation rates, reducing dropout rates and increasing college and career readiness for children in kindergarten through grade 12.

Click below to read how AbbVie’s generous investment will be an important step in helping CIS serve more students: 

RADIO AND BROADCAST COVERAGE

• WBEZ
• WGN Radio (Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder)
• WGN Radio (Steve Cochran)
• WBBM
• NBC 5
• WAND 17
• NPR Morning News (Transcript)

EDUCATION COVERAGE

• The 74 Million
• Chalkbeat
• UChicago News
• LA School Report

PHILANTHROPY COVERAGE
 

• Philanthropy News Digest
• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Inside Philanthropy 

PRINT MEDIA COVERAGE
 

• Chicago Sun-Times
• Associated Press
• U.S. News (National)
• Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
• Herald-Whig (Quincy, IL)
• Miami Herald (Miami, FL)
• Beloit Daily News (Beloit, WI)
• Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, GA)
• San Luis Obispo Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
• The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
• The Seymour Tribune (Seymour, IN)
• Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA)
• The Hour  (Norwalk, CT)
• Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX)