Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Written By Jewels Dabdub, AmeriCorps Member City Year AmeriCorps Member. Senior Corps Member. Alumni Board Member. Impact Manager. Classroom…
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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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City Year Philly AmeriCorps members (clockwise from top left) Olivia Baptiste, Jianna Frei, Tomir Johnson, and Amina Khan speak about…
Read the storyMore than 100 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members served a total of 127,127.5 collective hours and supported more than…
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People often talk about your 20s as one of the best times of your life. As a 25-year-old, I am…
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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…
Read the storyCity Year Detroit hosted a panel to discuss how increasing the number of male educators of color will help close…
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After graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I ended…
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For many City Year Philadelphia (CYP) AmeriCorps members, the relationships formed through their year of service can have a lifechanging…
Read the storyMartin Luther King Jr. Day of Service reminds us of mentorship and leading while contributing to others’ success.
Read the storyFor the third year in a row, City Year Detroit and Starbucks teamed up to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s…
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