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Our Service Programs

As a tutor and mentor with City Year Rhode Island, you will help keep Providence's students in school and on track to high school graduation and life success. Working in schools during classroom time, afterschool programs and through community engagement activities, each corps member will spend his or her 1,700 hours of service with a diverse population of students and a team of fellow corps members.

You will work with schools to provide structured academic support, create in-school and after-school programs, and generate positive school climate. City Year Rhode Island service programs include in-school and after-school service and community engagement.

IN-SCHOOL SERVICE

Corps member tutoring child; photo by Andy Dean

Academic Support
Corps members at City Year Rhode Island who work on school-based teams provide in-class support in middle school classrooms and mentor at-risk students four days a week. Each school year, teachers identify students who are struggling academically, and corps members work one-on-one and in small groups throughout the year to improve student performance. Classroom placements depend on the need of each school, but generally include tutoring and mentoring in grades 6 through 8, and in subjects including math, science, language arts, and social studies.

AFTER-SCHOOL SERVICE

City Year Rhode Island corps members serve in after-school programs to provide students with a safe, structured, and engaging environment. City Year Rhode Island partners with the Providence After School Alliance, a nationally  recognized model of expanded learning programs, to provide high-quality after school opportunities to hundreds of middle school students.

T-Mobile Afterschool Block

CAMP CITY YEAR

camps1_DmcgowanCamp City Year is a free day camp offered to elementary and middle schools tudents during their winter and spring vacations. The camps provide assistance to working parents while reinforcing the learning that happens during the school year through hands-on, engaging activities.

To sign up for Camp City Year in your area, click here.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

In addition to helping schools and students reach new heights, 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.