PITTSBURG, Kan. — Communities In Schools of Mid-America announced this week that they have received two grants to help fund programs at schools in Pittsburg and Parsons. One of the grants, from The Elm Acres Foundation, is for $5,000 and the other is a $1,500 grant from Walmart Store #5791 in Pittsburg. The funds from the Elm Acres Foundation will be used to provide basic needs assistance at Parsons High School, Parsons Middle School, George Nettles Elementary School, Lakeside Elementary School, Meadowlark Elementary School, Westside Elementary Pittsburg Middle School, and Pittsburg High School.