City Year San Antonio partners with the San Antonio and Southwest Independent School Districts, the KIPP Academies, the Northeast Independent School District, and the Somerset Independent School District, to provide essential programs that contribute to positive, healthy youth development and improve the academic achievement of low-income, high need students who are at risk of failure. City Year corps members tutor, mentor and direct after-school programs for students grades 6 – 9.
School Partners
- KIPP Aspire Academy
- Edward H. White Middle School (Northeast Independent School District)
- Martin Luther King Academy (San Antonio Independent School District)
- Mark Twain Middle School
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School (Southwest Independent School District)
- Somerset Junior High School (Somerset Independent School District)
- Somerset High School
The team was proactive, highly organized, and both motivated and motivating -- because of this, they completely served the students and teachers at Carroll through SAYL, mentoring and exhibiting esprit d'corps… When a high quality, effective team such as this one is in place, their support is SEAMLESS - it doesn't distract or detract the faculty/staff/students.
-Carroll Academy, 2007
Community Partners
City Year also teams up with corporations and local community groups to implement projects throughout the city of San Antonio.
We just simply cannot thank you enough for what you all did for DCYC. It is nothing short of amazing! I was in awe after you all left yesterday at the MANY projects that were done-in a SINGLE DAY!! You all are incredible. The mural is GREAT-we walk out of the center and we are greeted with a happy scene in wonderful bold, pop out colors-it really puts a smile on your face. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
-Melissa Medina, Dan Cook Youth Center
For more information on becoming a service partner, contact Adriana Villafranca at 210-247-4435 or avillafranca@cityyear.org.