CISE provides funding for nine Catholic elementary schools in Cincinnati’s inner-city.  Students are taught Gospel-based values in an environment of respect, safety and discipline.  Children of any faith are welcome to attend.  The Friars Club/CISE After-school Sports Program, administered by the Friars Club with the support of a Dater Foundation grant, works with six of the CISE schools: Corryville Catholic, St. Boniface, St. Francis de Sales, St. Francis Seraph, St. Joseph, and Resurrection.  Friars Club staff members arrive at the conclusion of the school day with healthy snacks for the students.  The students have homework and study time before participating in various sports programs.  The sports programs include basketball, volleyball, and soccer clinics with FCCincinnati.  Fifteen volunteers, who have all been trained in VIRTUS and completed a background check, coach the children in sports as well as providing mentoring and modeling leadership.  This after-school program serves 355 scholars from kindergarten through 8th grade and keeps its focus on skill development with emphasis on respect, responsibility, good sportsmanship, and leadership.