For more than seven years City Year has partnered with middle schools throughout New Hampshire. Corps members support students with an emphasis on academic mentoring, after-school programming, and connecting youth to their communties and schools through service learning and interactive programming.
.jpg "Photo by Jennifer Cogswell") | “Once you get to know the corps members, you get to understand that they’re about energy, they’re about caring, they’re about trying to do something for the community, they’re about leadership, they’re about mentoring – which is something that they’ve done a great job with – I could tell you some real good stories of students we’ve worked with that many teachers andpsychologists and guidance people are at a dead end with and we’ve suggested that they mentor with a City Year person and the kid’s behavior and attitude and self-esteem suddenly start to change…for the better.”–Teacher, Hillside Middle School
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Middle School Partners:
• Seabrook Middle School, Seabrook
• Hillside Middles School, Manchester
• The Academy of Learning and Technology, Nashua
For more information on becoming a service partner, please contact Bobby Kessling at bkessling@cityyear.org.