Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
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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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A recently issued report from the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) shows a dramatic increase in the number of…
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Many of our AmeriCorps members relocate to cities across the country to begin service, which takes time, energy and careful…
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AmeriCorps members pose in front of the “I Love Philly” sign at LOVE Park, 2019. Making the decision to…
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Some might say my journey to discovering City Year and my passion for working in education was an unconventional one….
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Ines Brookens, una alumna y consejera de servicio de City Year, respondió a las cinco preguntas principales que ustedes tuvieron…
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As graduation season approaches and City Year AmeriCorps members prepare to implement their Life After City Year (LACY) plans, many…
Read the storyCity Year Detroit welcomed creative genius and novelist Andre Ebron to present on Imposter Syndrome to our AmeriCorps members and…
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As City Year centers equity in our research work, we’ve defined and adjusted new capacities: community-based action research, trend forecasting…
Read the storyCity Year Detroit hosted a panel to discuss how increasing the number of male educators of color will help close…
Read the storyHere are our answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about service with City Year Seattle/King County.
Read the storyCity Year’s attendance and time-off policies are in place to ensure we are fulfilling our commitments to the community.
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