Communities In Schools of South Central Texas
Courtney Thibodeaux has extensive experience in social work and program management, currently serving as a Site Coordinator at Communities In Schools of South Central Texas since July 2020. Prior to this role, Courtney worked as a Program Manager at Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County from September 2018 to July 2020. Additional experience includes a Clinical Staff Intern position at Austin Recovery for a brief period in 2018, and prior roles as a Leasing Professional at Campus Life & Style from June 2016 to May 2018, and as a Manager at San Marvelous from February 2015 to August 2016. Courtney holds a Master of Social Work degree specializing in Mental Health and Substance Abuse from The University of Texas at Arlington, obtained in 2019, and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Texas State University, completed in 2018.
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Communities In Schools of South Central Texas
The mission of Communities In Schools of South Central Texas (CIS) is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. CIS is the only school-based independent nonprofit program for at-risk students in our four counties. What sets CIS apart is our holistic approach to addressing both the academic and nonacademic needs of students. Our core beliefs are that all children need and deserve five basic life tools: a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult; a safe place to learn and grow; a marketable skill; a chance to give back; and a healthy future. The foundation of these beliefs is to develop meaningful relationships that result in positive changes in lives of highly at-risk youth, K-12. In most cases this means providing for a student's basic life needs, crisis intervention, therapeutic counseling, health services, role modeling, ongoing encouragement, and safe environments within which to learn. Through school-based social services professionals, CIS connects students to caring adults and critical community resources tailored to their specific needs. CIS recognizes that if basic needs are not met, children are unable to learn. Working with each school's administration, CIS is able to identify those students that require counseling and human services which may include mentoring; parental involvement; health care referrals; academic support; pre-employment and employment services; college preparation assistance; and basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter. CIS works with the most vulnerable children in the schools it serves--those that are at risk to follow a negative life course because of barriers and negative influences in their lives-- and utilizes community resources to assist with meeting their needs. Our students build character, confidence, competence and connections, and have opportunities everyday to thrive and to be the best they can be.