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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 alums.

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Creating a virtual escape room
May 24, 2021

Team Care Force collaborated on a virtual service event with the City Year HQ Development Team, deciding to create a virtual escape room.

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Working with BCE: An update for a virtual world
May 10, 2021

Being based in Boston, Team Care Force often has the joy of serving with Boston’s own, homegrown Civic Engagement team.

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The evolution of packing for virtual events- Our top takeaways
April 26, 2021

Since COVID-19 began, Team Care Force had to find alternate ways to engage our corporate partners, which led to a…

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AT&T Believes at Home – Virtual Event #2 (2020)- An Alternative Way of Doing Service 
April 12, 2021

For our second Team Care Force virtual event, we partnered with AT&T, getting a little creative in how we develop virtual…

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A Foray into Virtual Service
March 29, 2021

Care Force has gone through many changes and innovations over the years, and 2020 has certainly been exemplary of that…

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Care Force Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Duffy
March 8, 2021

On Thursday October 15, 2020, Avery, Eric and I interviewed Team Care Force alum Andrew Duffy about his City Year…

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Oasis On Ballou
February 12, 2021

This year has been anything but easy, luckily, we were able to make the most of it and serve our…

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The Extraordinary Eight- Meet The Care Force Senior Corps
September 4, 2020

Name: Avery Brick  Hometown: Columbus, OH  Previous City Year site, school and grade: Chicago, IL, Collins Academy, 9th grade    Why did you want to…

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Learning moments
August 28, 2020

A learning moment is a new experience that leads to growth; Care Force is a year filled with learning moments….

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Team Care Force and Reserves sketch a mural at night
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Interesting event prep tasks
August 4, 2020

Care Force works on several events during our service year, including a lot of event prep that involves both typical…

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Various landscaping tools in a wooden storage rack. An orange wheelbarrow leans against the wall beside it.
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Care Force Tools Storage Project
July 7, 2020

For most of the service year, Team Care Force is constantly in event mode; we find ourselves creating documents for…

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Two Care Force AmeriCorps Members cut wood using chop saws.
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Aramark Building Community Day (Philadelphia, PA) 2019
July 2, 2020

It’s my second week in the Greater Philadelphia metropolis, and I’m so pumped for my second project! During our first…

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