Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
City Year L.A. has partnered with C5LA to provide college and grad-school application support for current AmeriCorps members. We have…
Read the storyRudy Hobbs, a City Year Detroit Board member, is a Lobbyist and Partner at Michigan Legislative Consultants and has…
Read the storySteven Bowman, Sr. Learning and Development Director at City Year Detroit has joined the 8th cohort of the Detroit…
Read the story“The men and women who rode the freedom buses through Alabama, who walked in Montgomery, who knelt in prayer in…
Read the storyService to a cause greater than oneself is a core value for City Year and it’s why at City…
Read the storySmall group intervention with City Year Detroit AmeriCorps members, who serve as student success coaches, is a vital…
Read the storyHead of Operations Strategic Planning, Risk & Analytics for Agmen, Nkem Ogbechie, virtually joined City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps member…
Read the storyConnecting with the Corps – An AMC MLK Experience Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day is…
Read the storyMartin Luther King Jr. once said, “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college…
Read the storyIn the spring of 2019, I was a soon to be graduate of Ohio State University with too much ambition…
Read the storyThere is no going back to who you were after experiencing the impact of a service year with City Year….
Read the storyReflecting on my Time at City Year Maddy Allen ’17 Upon reflecting on my time at City Year, I realized…
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