Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
New York, NY – June 5, 2024 – Today, City Year New York (CYNY), an education nonprofit that recruits young…
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Integrated academic and social-emotional supports for students are desperately needed in our schools both during and after the pandemic, especially…
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Meet Marc! He’s a former CYNY student turned CYNY AmeriCorps member. Marc is a Bronx native who went to…
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Alum Claire Dempsey shares her experience of taking a gap year before college to do City Year.
Read the storyTen-minute read DBIE: Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity. What does it mean, really? What does it mean at City Year…
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From August 3rd-7th, City Year partnered with Hulu to offer a career and professional development experience like no other! This…
Read the storyThe Community School model positions schools as resource hubs for neighborhoods.
Read the storyI was extremely nervous the first time I walked into the crowded and rambunctious school cafeteria to help support student…
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Learn about one Corps member’s ability to serve in his hometown and across the country with City Year.
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It’s a wintry, late afternoon in the Bronx, and teachers and students stream outside into the cold air at the…
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We know that all students can succeed, but resources and opportunity are not always distributed equally. City Year New York…
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