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Benefits

City Year supports corps members during their service year by providing the following full-time, education and career benefits:

  • Weekly Stipend

You will receive a stipend to help you meet living expenses while participating in the program. The stipend amount varies from site to site. Please contact the recruitment team at your prospective location for more information.

  • Educational Stipend

At the end of your City Year service year, you will receive an education award of $4,725 through AmeriCorps. You can apply the award toward a college degree, graduate school, or existing or future qualified student loans. Learn more about the institutions that match the education award.  

The AmeriCorps Education Award is taxable in the year it is used. Eligibility is based on a minimum of 1,700 service hours, completion of all City Year graduation requirements, and serving for the entire program length. A school is qualified if it is a Title IV institution of higher education. 

  • Federal Student Loan Deferment**

You can request that qualified student loans be put into forbearance during your term of service. You can also request to have any accrued interest paid by AmeriCorps at the successful completion of your service term.

** Most federal student loans qualify for mandatory forbearance based on AmeriCorps enrollment. To ensure participation, please verify the policy on forbearance with your individual lending institution(s).

  • Health Insurance

Basic health care coverage is provided during your active service.

  • Childcare Coverage

AmeriCorps*CARES child care benefits are available to City Year corps members if they meet eligibility requirements. For specific guidelines, please contact your prospective City Year site.

  • Uniform

Provided by our official outfitter, The Timberland Company, the City Year uniform has become a symbol of service to the community. Corps members receive their uniforms, valued at $1,200, upon completion of the training program at the beginning of the year.

  • T-Mobile Cell Phone

T-Mobile is a National In-Kind Sponsor of City Year and provides each corps member with a cell phone and service for the duration of the service year. Corps members are granted 300 minutes of usage per month.

 
 
Photos by Jennifer Cogswell, Andy Dean, John Gillooly/PEI, Kevin Jenkins, Jim Harrison and Todd Shapera.