History

 
Twenty years ago, City Year was founded by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, then-roommates at Harvard Law School, who felt strongly that young people in service could be a powerful resource for addressing our nation's most pressing issues.

Since 1988, City Year has been built on the belief that one person can make a difference, and with the vision that one day service will be a common expectation – and a real opportunity – for citizens all around the world.

Since its founding in 1988, City Year has:

• graduated more than 12,500 alumni;
• served 2,020,000 million children;
• completed more than 20 million hours of service;
• and engaged more than 1,052,000 citizens in service.