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Our stories

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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Nuestra Herencia, a poem by AmeriCorps member Ángel Medina
April 27, 2020

“Nuestra Herencia” gives readers “a taste of the daily issues students deal with to advocate for a little more empathy…

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City Year Chicago member with students
Education
Welcome the new District Learning Network of school leaders
October 22, 2019

The District Learning Network gathers several times throughout the year, both in-person and virtually, discussing shared challenges and surfacing strategies,…

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AmeriCorps member stands behind two students as they work at laptops in the classroom
The Corps
Putting idealism to work in Kansas City
June 21, 2019

Each morning, Airica, a seventh-grade student in Kansas City, steps onto the bus, ready to tackle her school day. She says her commute…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners