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

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Passionate Journeys: Exploring AmeriCorps Members’ Interests Outside of Service
March 30, 2023

As a City Year Philadelphia (CYP) AmeriCorps member, it’s easy to get consumed in the day-to-day of service. Having hobbies…

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The Corps
More Than a Thank You
March 29, 2023

March brings about a sense of change and newness, but for City Year AmeriCorps members, March remains the same every…

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Equity
Fostering Men of Color in Education

By: Elias Khoury, City Year Detroit AmeriCorps member serving Bethune Elementary-Middle School  One reason behind the racial achievement gap is…

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The Corps
To JA Fair’s ACMs: A Message of Gratitude
March 28, 2023

For ACM Appreciation Month, J.A. Fair’s Impact Manager Skyler Matthias took this opportunity to share his appreciation for his team:…

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The Corps
Serving students at a time when they need us the most
March 23, 2023

My name is Elizabeth Geiser, and I am a Senior AmeriCorps member serving at Tech Boston Academy in Dorchester Massachusetts….

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The Corps
Day in the life
March 22, 2023

Topics include: Wondering what your year of service will look like? Our partner schools for 2022-2023 What’s special at City…

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An AmeriCorps member smiles at the camera with a student.
Education
Why building trust in schools matters
March 13, 2023

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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Our Impact
City Year 101: Literacy Interventions and Tutoring
February 28, 2023

AmeriCorps members at Southwark School kicked off the 2022-23 school year with a free book fair to instill a love…

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students and City Year AmeriCorps members at Mabelvale Elementary School in Little Rock
Education
New resource to expand educational equity for students

Together with a core group of leading organizations that includes City Year, the National Partnership for Student Success releases a…

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Our Alumni
How a City Year Recruiter Changed My Life
February 27, 2023

After graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I ended…

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The Corps
Building Resilience: Lessons from Duncan Kirkwood

Three years removed from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety have increased among young adults…

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The Corps
18-Minute Networking with Deloitte
February 24, 2023

Forming professional connections is one of the hardest parts of adulthood. But City Year Detroit’s recent 18-Minute Networking event, sponsored…

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