COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS) OF CHARLESTON SERVES APPROXIMATELY 8,000 STUDENTS IN 15 CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS, USING AN EVIDENCED-BASED COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO BRING COMMUNITY SERVICES TO STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS. THROUGH A PROCESS OF INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, CIS IS CHANGING THE OPPORTUNITY EQUATION FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE LOWCOUNTRY SINCE 1989.