City Year Los Angeles engages young people between the ages of 17 to 24 to serve a year of full-time service. As a City Year Los Angeles corps member, you will serve as a tutor, mentor and role model to help students and schools succeed by leading school-based service programs, youth leadership programs and community transformation.
SCHOOL BASED SERVICE
Through City Year's Whole School Whole Child service model, you will serve as a tutor, mentor and role model to help improve student attendance, behavior and coursework in grades K-8 by providing:
Academic Support - You will provide small group and one-on-one tutoring in literacy and math.
Attendance Monitoring and Support - You will work closely with students to monitor and improve their daily attendance through morning greeting of all students, school-wide and classroom incentive programs for perfect attendance, and communications with parents/guardians.
Positive Behavior Support - You will coach students toward positive behavior through school-wide and classroom incentive programs, informal and formal mentoring, and report card goal-setting.
After-School Programming - You will lead students in an hour of tutoring and homework help, followed by an hour of enrichment activities focused on topics such as leadership, community service, and social justice issues.
Positive School Climate - You will lead in-school programs that create a welcoming environment in school by implementing lunch enrichment clubs, assisting with school-wide assemblies, and holding school-wide events like family literacy nights and talent shows.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
One of the important ways City Year Los Angeles corps members share their belief in service and their commitment to helping children is by leading programs that teach Los Angeles elementary, middle school, and high school students about their ability to make a difference.
 | In the Starfish Corps, third through sixth graders experience a “mini-City Year,” learning about diversity, the environment, world hunger and conflict resolution in this literacy-based service program. |
 | Young Heroes is City Year’s premier youth leadership initiative. Middle school students serve 100 hours on Saturdays from December through May and earn the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award for their efforts. |
 | City Heroes is a weekend leadership development and social awareness program for high school students, who learn to lead others in tackling issues that directly affect their communities. |
For more information regarding youth leadership opportunities please click here.
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
Throughout the year, corps members lead transformative physical service projects, such as turning a vacant lot into a community garden or painting over graffiti to create vibrant street murals. These team-based projects engage more than 1,000 citizens of all ages in service each year to transform communities. City Year also leads physical service projects at special events and holidays, including Opening Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and National Youth Service Day.
For more information on ways to volunteer with City Year Los Angeles please contact Jeremy Bleier.