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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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CMSAT Team at Opening Day
Our Community
Where Service Happens: Charter Middle School for Applied Technologies
November 17, 2021

The School Where We Serve One of our two new Partner Schools in the 2021-2022 School Year is The Charter…

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City Year Staff and Champions Standing Outside of PPAs new building
Our Community
Where Service Happens: Persistence Preparatory Academy

The School Where We Serve Returning for a second year with City Year Buffalo is Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School…

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The CHSAT Team at Opening Day
Our Community
Where Service Happens: Charter High School for Applied Technologies

The School Where We Serve One of our two new Partner Schools in the 2021-2022 School Year is The Charter High…

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Our Community
Where Service Happens: Enterprise Charter School
November 16, 2021

The School Where We Serve City Year Buffalo’s first and longest-serving school partner, Enterprise Charter School (ECS), is returning for…

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Our Impact
Power Greeting at a New School
November 12, 2021

Power greeting is a part of the City Year culture that is seen often in the schools we serve. This…

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Our Impact
City Year Builds Relationships for Life
November 10, 2021

When I joined City Year in Fall 2016, I was unsure what to expect. Months before, I finished my last…

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The Corps
Building the future by going back
October 26, 2021

City Year gives AmeriCorps member Mi’Ele Booker the opportunity to be the person she needed when she was younger, especially…

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Our Impact
The power of the yellow jacket
October 25, 2021

The yellow jacket is a legacy of trust in Sacramento, people move on but the yellow jacket persists, here’s a…

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Our Impact
‘Grizz Goes Back to School’
October 20, 2021

The Memphis Grizzlies are giving back to teachers in a big way: the team assembled 650 teacher kits and thank-you…

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City Year Student Success Coach
Our Impact
Student success coaches can help students graduate
October 13, 2021

Establishing a Student Success Corps would help increase capacity in systemically under-resourced schools and help improve student engagement and graduation…

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Our Impact
Excitement back in the classroom
September 22, 2021

Going out to the yard, playing with the kiddos, and connecting with students makes me feel closer to them and…

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City Year Virtual service during COVID-19
Our Impact
Reflecting on a remarkable year with City Year’s Annual Report
September 15, 2021

We’re pleased to share our annual report, a look back at our work in 2019-2020—a year of challenge, learning and…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners