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

Spirit of City Year award winner, Ruth Durrell, shares powerful remarks during City Year Milwaukee’s virtual graduation ceremony. Read on.
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A year unlike any other means as a corps we were dealing with new obstacles daily. It is easy to…
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AmeriCorps member, Neha Sajjad shares more about her coming into City Year, with so much she didn’t know about herself,…
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Read on to learn more about AmeriCorps member, Ceaira Mcneil, and how her experience with City Year inspired her to do…
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The Rockwell Automation Team at Rogers Street Academy has been hard at work supporting students in the virtual classroom and have…
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Check out some of joys and highlights from our Julia A. Uihlein Team serving at Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School,…
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At City Year Milwaukee, AmeriCorps members and staff come together to participate in equity summits. An important part of our commitment to being an anti-racist organization…
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At Casimir Pulaski High School, March was a big month for students and my City Year team. On March 4th…
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From before I walked into Registration Day at City Year Milwaukee last summer, I knew that I wanted to serve again. During…
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A year of service embodies various roles and obstacles. Though this year has been anything but normal, it has given…
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Coming to City Year through a non-traditional path means using your service year to dive into what you want to…
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Service may look different during these unprecedented times, but our AmeriCorps continue to stay committed to service. Learn more about…
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