Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
![AmeriCorps members stand together in the street between city buildings.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/NewUniform-CareForceShoot-elliothaney18of66e-585x332.jpg)
City Year AmeriCorps members officially became alumni, joining a vibrant community that continues to strengthen the neighborhoods where they live…
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As part of the first class of AmeriCorps members to serve with City Year in 1994-1995, I have had the…
Read the storyErina Colombo is an Event Vice-Chair with City Year Boston and our first #WomxnCrushWednesday interviewee! Each week leading up to our…
Read the story![City Year Boston Alum now teaching in boston](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KevinDua-ForWeb-585x332.jpg)
Over his six-year teaching career, Kevin has distinguished himself as an outstanding educator, winning numerous awards. Kevin credits his time…
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“My City Year experience helped confirm for me how powerful active listening can be in building an authentic bond with…
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Since 2005, Comcast NBCUniversal has recognized 77 City Year alumni with our highest alumni recognition–the Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Award.
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In the spring of 2017, Jessica Butay, a Hawai’i native who was about to graduate from college in Colorado, had…
Read the story![Axelrod photo](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MA_Axelrod-conference-room-585x332.jpg)
Thirty years ago, when I was 17 years old, I was part of an idealistic experiment, a summer pilot program…
Read the story![A group of AmeriCorps members walk along the city sidewalk.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYChi-CityPortaits-10.18-ehaney-175_e-1-585x332.jpg)
Over the last 30 years, City Year alumni, now more than 32,000 strong, have been instrumental in helping to drive…
Read the story![City Year AmeriCorps Team Leader](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/City-Year-Team-Leader-Professional-Skills-.jpg)
Just as our AmeriCorps members give their all to support our students, our organization and staff strive to give our…
Read the story![Akida Azad Headshot](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CItyYear_CareForceBlog_16Spotlight_YearUp_AkidaAzadHeadshot-585x332.jpg)
We were able to have a chat with Akida Azad and talk about her service with City Year. We talked…
Read the story![City Year DC tutoring and mentoring](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CYDC-tutoring-and-mentoring-585x332.jpg)
For nearly 20 years, City Year AmeriCorps members have had the opportunity to serve in this important and distinctive city.
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