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Community Schools implement evidence-based strategy to bring together the resources of school, family, and community in order to make schools stronger and help young people thrive. While they might take different approaches, these schools generally employ whole-child, research-based strategies and elevate innovative and holistic practices in order to achieve results that go beyond test scores. This report outlines six essential strategies for Community Schools and the key mechanisms used to implement these strategies. Next, it profiles six individual Community Schools, one school district, one city, one county, and one state across the country where these model strategies are being used to achieve transformational results. A close look at these model Community Schools and districts shows that across racial, economic, and geographic diversities in this country, Community Schools work. [Preface written by Kyle Serrette, Marty Blank, and Kent McGuire. Afterword written by David W. Hornbeck. This report was prepared by the Center for Popular Democracy.]