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

We want to take a moment to both reflect on and share a few of the celebrations and learnings from…
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City Year AmeriCorps member Jaybazz Jacobs shares how compassion and critical thinking can unite those who don’t share the same…
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City Year gives AmeriCorps member Mi’Ele Booker the opportunity to be the person she needed when she was younger, especially…
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Explore seven cities where we have a need for extraordinary young people to serve and mentor students.
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Computer Science Education week kicks off December 7-12 at schools around the world. Detroit’s Noble Elementary School joined in with…
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Whatever life after City Year holds for AmeriCorps member Emily Stillman, she will carry our value of idealism wherever she…
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As we celebrate National Pizza Day, City Year Detroit thanks the Ilitch Family for donating pizzas to our corps for them to…
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Dive into educational equity and a recap of our Leadership Summit with Rachel Pfannes.
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This week, we focus on language and framing. Dr. April Baker-Bell visits!
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From August 3rd-7th, City Year partnered with Hulu to offer a career and professional development experience like no other! This…
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With $23M invested from some of our key partners, Connected Futures is making education obtainable for Detroit’s students.
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Nikolai Vitti has an ambitious vision for student success in Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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