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Our stories

Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

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Our Alumni
Reflecting on a Year of Service: Caitlyn Johnson
August 26, 2025

For many AmeriCorps members, a year of service means early mornings in classrooms. For Caitlyn Johnson, it meant paintbrushes, teamwork,…

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The Corps
Creating and maintaining positive mentor-mentee relationships
August 21, 2025

Why I serve with City Year and what my day looks like When my alarm goes off at 5:45 each…

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An elementary school student wearing a bow and a backpack high-fives several AmeriCorps members as she arrives at school on time
Our Impact
Building trusting and consistent relationships with students  
August 18, 2025

When I started my second year of service with City Year Milwaukee, I knew that building relationships with students was…

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two AmeriCorps members walk together through hallway in conversation
Benefits & Resources
Top “durable” skills employers want you to have today

Read more and check the City Year blog to learn the soft skills our corps members gain through a year…

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City Year AmeriCorps Washington DC Morning greeting
Our Impact
The six drivers of student success coaching
August 11, 2025

Student success coaching represents what we’ve learned from our decade-and-a-half of serving in schools and hope to do alongside students,…

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City Year AmeriCorps student success coaches morning greeting
The Corps
What to expect at the start of City Year service

Learn what it’s like to serve at City Year and what to expect at the start of service. City Year…

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The Corps
Making the most of your City Year AmeriCorps experience
August 4, 2025

Next week, many City Year sites, including City Year Philadelphia, will welcome their new first year AmeriCorps to their pre-service…

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City Year classroom in school service
Benefits & Resources
Top five questions you have about City Year service, answered
August 1, 2025

Have some burning questions before applying to serve with City Year? Find those answers here!

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Our Alumni
Alumni Corner: Vanessa Rivera
July 29, 2025

Vanessa Served as a Student Success Coach in 2024 – 2025 Current Company and Job Title: KIPP: Prize Preparatory Academy,…

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Our Impact
Curious about City Year? Five helpful facts about serving as an AmeriCorps member

Five helpful facts about serving as a City Year AmeriCorps member One of the most frequent questions that City Year…

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AmeriCorps member Samantha Richard poses in the classroom with a book she plans to read to her first grade students.
The Corps
Five things I wish I knew as an incoming City Year AmeriCorps member
July 25, 2025

Before the start of a new school year, City Year’s 29 U.S. sites welcome a new group of talented and…

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Our Alumni
Reflecting on a Year of Service: Charly Sanchez
July 24, 2025

Fourteen years ago, Charly Sanchez sat in an elementary school classroom, feeling lost and unseen—until a City Year AmeriCorps member…

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