Our Service Programs

As a tutor and mentor with City Year, you will make a difference in children’s lives and help develop a new generation of leaders.  City Year Columbus service programs include in-school and after-school service, youth leadership, and community engagement. 

IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL SERVICE: 

When serving in the schools of Columbus, you will provide one-on-one literacy tutoring, classroom support, and take a leadership role in school-wide initiatives. You will help students by providing the support they need to succeed, becoming a reliable part of a child’s life and a part of the fabric of the school community.  As a City Year Columbus corps member, you will respond to the challenges facing public education by providing:

• Academic Support: Through the meaningful connections you develop with the students you serve, you will strengthen students’ skills that correlate with success and active learning in schools, encouraging competence and self confidence.
• Positive School Climate: You will support an environment where students want to and are excited to learn by providing a diverse and peaceful peer network.
• After-School Programming:  As a positive role model and mentor, you will reinforce key learning and development milestones and provide social enrichment programming that helps children succeed.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

One of the important ways City Year Columbus corps members share their belief in service and their commitment to helping children is by leading programs that teach Columbus elementary, middle school, and high school students about their ability to make a difference.

• Starfish Corps
  In the Starfish Corps, 3rd through 5th graders experience a “mini-City Year,” learning about diversity, the environment, world hunger and conflict resolution in this literacy-based service program.

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION

In addition to helping schools and students succeed, City Year corps members transform communities through physical service projects such as:

Renovating schools Painting murals Planting gardens Creating playspaces

By engaging community members, corporate partners, and civic leaders in this work, corps members help share the power of service.