Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
As a senior Impact Manager at City Year Columbus, Zandra manages two teams at Champion Middle School and Trevitt Elementary…
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Being thoughtful, planning and preparing, focusing on results, making data-driven decisions and the so-called ‘soft skills’ Google says make the…
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A battle of mathematical wits is playing out in a cramped but colorful classroom. Ruben*, an outgoing fourth-grader with dark…
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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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City Year San José alumnae Kailey Rawston and Liza Flores share how they managed afterschool time and creatively kept about 100 first and…
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Learn more about the perks of national service and the importance of self care on a gap year from a…
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Ranked as the seventh-best city for young professionals, it’s no surprise that all the cool kids love Columbus, Ohio. Between…
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Tutoring and teamwork are two key components to City Year. As a City Year AmeriCorps member, we serve as tutors…
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According to a new report by Attendance Works, 15% of all U.S. students — one out of seven — are…
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Sometimes referred to as non-cognitive skills, social and emotional aptitudes such as self-management, goal-setting and problem solving have, in the…
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City Year and BellXcel are developing a new collaborative partnership because we know that for students to succeed in the classroom…
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