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Our Alumni

Alumni Survey: Tips for Managing Money During Your Year of Service

July 31, 2024

A City Year year of service comes with professional development opportunities, deeply rooted camaraderie, and a rich opportunity to change…

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Our Alumni

Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Caitlin Donnelly

At City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley, we are incredibly proud of our Alumni and strive to provide a continued…

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Opportunity

Honoring Pride Month: A Personal Reflection By Virgil Emily, City Year Silicon Valley

June 27, 2024

Celebrating & Honoring LGBTTQIAP+ Pride Month with a Personal Reflection from Virgil Emily, Student Success Coach for City Year…

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Our Alumni

AANHPI Q&A with Miranda Ying

June 10, 2024

As Senior Impact Manager, Miranda is responsible for supervising and coaching teams of AmeriCorps Members at school sites in East…

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Our Community

A Year Like No Other – Letter from ED

April 6, 2021

City Year San José/Silicon Valley’s service year has been like no other in our 27 years of service to this…

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Benefits & Resources

City Year Partners with Hulu for A Virtual Career Week Event

August 13, 2020

From August 3rd-7th, City Year partnered with Hulu to offer a career and professional development experience like no other! This…

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Our Alumni

Lighting the path forward

April 1, 2020

City Year is designed to improvise and conquer new challenges. Whether in a classroom, hallway, office, cafeteria or outdoor space,…

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Our Alumni

#cyhead2toe: Alums reflect on a decade of service

February 6, 2020

we invited several members of our 32,000+ alumni community to share short uniform stories that explore the power and potential…

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