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The Breakthrough give a year Partnership

CityYearBentleyTIMECity Year and Bentley University have joined forces to develop a breakthrough give a year partnership to integrate the pivotal leadership opportunities of service and higher education. The give a year partnership will enable young people who give a year with City Year in combination with their Bentley education to earn a variety of benefits including:

  • $20,000 scholarship from Bentley
  • Credits toward Bentley’s Service-Learning Certificate
  • Eligibility for internships with leading global corporations
  • Recognition as Bentley National Service Scholars

Please contact our give a year team at giveayear@cityyear.org or 617.927.2404 for more information.

Learn more about the give a year partnership with Bentley University.

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Become the Next give a year College or University

This innovative model of collaboration between colleges and universities and a community service organization sets the stage for service to become a more integral part of the higher education experience. The young people who complete the service and academic components of the give a year program will possess a unique combination of skills and knowledge, leadership qualities and service orientation.

Academic institutions that become give a year partners will position themselves to:

  • Offer the next generation of leaders an experience that will leave them more socially aware and civically skilled and engaged
  • Add to life on campus through the infusion of idealistic and committed leaders with a high level of maturity and insight and experience working in diverse settings
  • Enhance their brand and the impact their alumni make in the world through their commitment to national service
  • Achieve their service mission by making a college education more affordable for young leaders who have given a year of service to their country
  • Establish a program that will excite their current and prospective donor communities

We encourage other colleges and universities to consider the value of inspiring students to give a year of service with City Year as part of their college education and become give a year partners.

Learn more about how to become a give a year Partner, by contacting our give a year team at giveayear@cityyear.org or 617.927.2404.

 
 
Photos by Jennifer Cogswell, Andy Dean, John Gillooly/PEI, Kevin Jenkins, Jim Harrison and Todd Shapera.