Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
I dedicated my City Year Red jacket to the kids I work with at Jacksonville Elementary. These wonderful children have…
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Dear Resilient Black Women, You embody royalty and strength, forever reigning as queens and warriors. The indomitable spirit that shattered…
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Meet AmeriCorps member Ju White! He proudly serves as a senior AmeriCorps member and Service Leader with City Year New…
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In honor of National Coming Out Day, City Year is reasserting our desire to create welcoming spaces where we work…
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We hear the phrase often. It is a cliché of the sort, but there still is some truth to it….
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October 9th marks the beginning of National School Lunch Week. National School Lunch Week was created in 1962 by President…
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Keimahney Carlisle (pictured fourth, red jacket) writes about her experiences serving on City Year Philadelphia’s 2022-23 Civic Engagement team. …
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A recently issued report from the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) shows a dramatic increase in the number of…
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I’m Lily Proudman and from 2018 to 2020, I served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. I…
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I used to think I was a pretty reflective person, pondering things and questioning takeaways from people and experiences. Little…
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At City Year Basic Training Academy (BTA), I encountered many remarkable experiences that contributed to profound personal and professional growth….
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Earlier this year, we sat down with several City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members and alumni and asked them two…
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