Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
When you’ve been a part of something greater than yourself it’s impossible to return to business as usual. I knew…
Read the story
While working on her City Year application, Jessica Butay reached the question: ‘Where would you like to apply to serve?’…
Read the story
The District Learning Network gathers several times throughout the year, both in-person and virtually, discussing shared challenges and surfacing strategies,…
Read the story
Taking a gap year, whether it’s between high school and college, during your undergraduate years or after college, is a…
Read the story
City Year AmeriCorps members have been serving Chicago for the last 25 years. Read on to learn what City Year…
Read the story
City Year AmeriCorps members officially became alumni, joining a vibrant community that continues to strengthen the neighborhoods where they live…
Read the story
As communications professionals, we oversee many powerful levers that influence why someone would want to work with an organization (including donors, volunteers,…
Read the story
We’re excited that City Year will be presenting in Chicago this week at CASEL’s first Social and Emotional Learning conference,…
Read the story
If you’re interested in positively shaping your community through policy, you’ll want to check out some of our University Partnerships….
Read the story
Through City Year’s University Partnership with the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, Walker took advantage of…
Read the story
City Year has more 20 University Partnerships that offer alumni scholarships for graduate-level programs in the mental health field. Here’s…
Read the story
As part of the first class of AmeriCorps members to serve with City Year in 1994-1995, I have had the…
Read the story
