Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

City Year AmeriCorps members are transforming math anxiety into math confidence every day through social-emotional learning.
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Compass Academy, a charter public school in Denver, is thriving by holistically supporting its middle school students, many of whom…
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Caring adults, including AmeriCorps members, can help to create learning environments where young people thrive and feel welcomed and valued.
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The Everyone Graduates Center’s multi-year research project on City Year’s holistic support services shows how our approach increases trust in…
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Together with a core group of leading organizations that includes City Year, the National Partnership for Student Success releases a…
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Reimagine education: building trust in schools To educators, parents, youth advocates and changemakers, The pandemic experience has highlighted—perhaps more than…
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Math is a critically important subject but can be intimidating. City Year AmeriCorps members can create a welcoming, fun and…
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This blog is based on an AmeriCorps member training guide sponsored by Colgate, which in 2022 awarded City Year the…
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Evidence-based solutions including social emotional support helps students and schools recover from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Literacy is the ability to read and write, but what does growing student literacy for elementary, middle or high school…
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National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) supplies schools with additional ‘people power’ to help reengage students.
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Storytelling helps students make meaning of the world around them. Find out ways to help them share their voice!
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