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

The Everyone Graduates Center’s multi-year research project on City Year’s holistic support services shows how our approach increases trust in…
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AmeriCorps members at Southwark School kicked off the 2022-23 school year with a free book fair to instill a love…
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Together with a core group of leading organizations that includes City Year, the National Partnership for Student Success releases a…
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As an organization committed to continuous learning, the ways in which we and our partners seek to make an impact…
Read the storyThere are nearly 700,000 open computing jobs in the US, but only 80,000 computer science students graduated into the…
Read the storyCity Year Seattle/King County’s plan to support students’ pandemic rebound and how they will strengthen the AmeriCorps experience.
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“Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.” – Martin Luther King Jr. City Year San Antonio was honored…
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At City Year, like many organizations, we live in a world of acronyms. As an alumna, I believe the most…
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It is with deep and bittersweet gratitude that I will be stepping down as Executive Director of City Year Providence…
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Reimagine education: building trust in schools To educators, parents, youth advocates and changemakers, The pandemic experience has highlighted—perhaps more than…
Read the storyOne of the most important aspects of our service as Americorps Members is being able to critically reflect on…
Read the storyMeet City Year Detroit Impact Manager, Brittany Yost! Impact Managers lead and develop a team of AmeriCorps members as…
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