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

First year AmeriCorps member, Katie Krause, shares her experiences serving virtually, how this reinforced her passion for service, as well…
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Doing a year of virtual service during a global pandemic came with many challenges for City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps members…
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First-year AmeriCorps member, Mary Kate Paetow-Fanning, shares about her experience supporting students through this turbulent year and how City Year…
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Learn more about what a, “day in the life of an AmeriCorps member” looks like for a member of the…
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AmeriCorps member, Neha Sajjad shares more about her coming into City Year, with so much she didn’t know about herself,…
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First Year AmeriCorps member, Ava Masias, shares three major takeaways from her inspiring students.
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As Black History Month comes to a close, we want to highlight some of the ways our students, AmeriCorps members,…
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On Monday, January 18th, City Year Milwaukee hosted our annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, hosted…
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The Rockwell Automation Team at Rogers Street Academy has been hard at work supporting students in the virtual classroom and have…
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At City Year Milwaukee, AmeriCorps members and staff come together to participate in equity summits. An important part of our commitment to being an anti-racist organization…
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Each Year, a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member is nominated by their peers for embodying the spirit of City…
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Thursday, March 12, 2020 was a different kind of day for the City Year Team serving at Barack Obama School of…
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