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Our Service Programs

Photo by Michelle PlyemAs a City Year San Antonio corps member, you will provide in-schoolafter-school and out of school programming and youth leadership development and you will direct transformational community projects that improve neighborhoods.   

IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

When serving the schools of the San Antonio, North East, and Summerset Independent School Districts and KIPP Charter Schools - where 6,997 students are served daily and 810 students are receiving targeted intervention - you will provide critical one-on-one tutoring and mentoring. 

Literacy Tutoring
One on one early intervention reading assistance to students that are reading below grade level below and are at risk of school failure.

One-on-One Mentoring
Provide one on one sustained relationship to students with higher than average discipline referrals using SMART goals and the four stage mentoring process.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

City Year San Antonio corps members provide students with a safe, structured, engaging and fun experience after the school day has ended.

Camp City Year
Camp City Year provides an interactive, overnight camp experience during spring break to 4th – 8th grade students who might otherwise be home alone during this time.  The camp focuses on teaching the core City Year values of diversity, service and responsibility.

To learn more about Camp City Year in San Antonio, click here.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

One of the important ways City Year San Antonio corps members share their belief in service and their commitment to helping children is by leading programs that teach San Antonio middle school students about their ability to make a difference.

San Antonio Heroes
*information coming soon*

CM w ShovelsCOMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION

City Year San Antonio corps members are active participants in the civic engagement process.  Whether attending city council meetings, volunteering at a local nonprofit or inviting speakers to discuss ways City Year can help create a better San Antonio, as a corps member you will have countless opportunities to transform communities. 

By engaging community members, corporate partners, and civic leaders in this transformational projects, corps members share the power of service.   Projects may include:

  • Building playgrounds and creating playspaces
  • Graffiti removal and painting murals
  • Planting community gardens
  • Partnering with the City of San Antonio Neighborhood Action Department
  • Rehabbing community center