Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Here are a few tips from the members of City Year’s Talent Acquisition team that will help you confidently craft…
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Still, a healthy meal is important for your wellbeing and productivity. From breakfast to dinner here are some quick, delicious…
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Learn more about this City Year AmeriCorps member’s journey from a national service gap year to consulting and how they…
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City Year empowers you to lead your peers, build relationships with students and the communities you serve and partner with…
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Our three decades of youth development experience, along with external research, has shown that students’ academic success is directly tied…
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Research shows that chronic absenteeism is an indicator that a student is in trouble academically and is at increased risk…
Read the story“Like millions of my fellow Americans, I was outraged and saddened by the events in Charlottesville this weekend. City Year…
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Since 2005, Comcast NBCUniversal has recognized 67 City Year alumni with our highest alumni recognition, the Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Award.
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Learn about City Year’s ongoing efforts to integrate research-based academic and social-emotional supports in schools across the country.
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As we struggle as a country to grasp why some people are given opportunities while others struggle just to get to…
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Interested in law school? One university partner believes that a gap year allows applicants the opportunity to gain valuable skills.
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From her earliest days growing up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tushara Canekeratne understood the power of relationships…
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