David Cooley Nearly 200 eighth-grade students from schools supported by Catholic Inner-city Schools Education (CISE) took part in the inaugural CISE Career Exposition “A Hero’s Journey” on Monday, Nov. 24 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The event featured more than 30 Cincinnati industry partners providing interactive introductions to …

Honoring Leadership in Service On Jan. 16 – four days ahead of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio joined award winners from across the state for the 40th Annual Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration. Among the honorees was Deacon Royce Winters, …

The Cincinnati Bengals season has just started and DePaul Cristo Rey (DPCR) student-athletes are already winning with every touchdown scored this year thanks to the Joe Burrow Foundation, Prolink, and MyWhy Cincinnati. Students, teachers, staff, and special guests were on hand Friday, September 15 to kick off the new Level …

BY EILEEN CONNELLY, OSU Combine a mother’s love, faith and commitment to her children’s future with generous donors who support the Catholic Inner-City Schools Education’s (CISE) mission, which helps rewrite urban children’s lives by providing access to a strong Catholic education. The result instilled in Ebony Webb’s five children the …

Helping local, underprivileged schools bring organized sports to their students, Friars Club is a non-profit, Franciscan ministry in Cincinnati that serves both boys and girls, ages 4-17, through baseball, basketball and volleyball programs. Begun 161 years ago, it has worked with Catholic Inner-city Schools Education (CISE) schools for over 10 …

A record number of freshmen at Cincinnati’s Catholic high schools this fall will come from the city’s inner-city Catholic grade schools. In disadvantaged neighborhoods, they are supported by the Catholic Inner-City Schools Education Fund (CISE) whose mission is to help children out of poverty by providing quality education. This year, …

Breaking the cycle of poverty and providing a faith-based education transforms lives. Firm in that belief, and with proven results, CISE and the Jesuits USA Midwest Province have come together to establish a new all-boys school in Cincinnati’s Bond Hill neighborhood. Tentatively named Cincinnati Jesuit Academy, it opens in the …

The theme, “Celebrating a Decade of Faith, Education and Vision,” set the stage for DePaul Cristo Rey’s 10th anniversary party and blessing of its transformed campus. The October 27 celebration included students, current and former school leaders and staff, as well as friends whose support helped make the new buildings …

Calculating the Future CISE Partners with Hamilton County Educational Services to Design Math Curriculum and Give Schools a Boost by Eileen Connelly, OSU Ask Kal’el, a sixth grader at Corryville Catholic School, how he feels about math, and he cheerfully responds, “I like studying it and solving problems.” That wasn’t …

Every day, Jennifer Hagood’s 5-year-old son, Ricole, says a prayer. “He doesn’t pray for toys. He prays for the people he loves,” she explained. “He sends everybody’s name up to God.” Hagood attributes her son’s concern for others to the solid foundation in both his education and faith-based values he …