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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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AmeriCorps member spotlight: Meet Ricquele!
May 7, 2021

Meet Ricquele Brooks, City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member on the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Team at…

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A day as an AmeriCorps member 

Learn more about what a, “day in the life of an AmeriCorps member” looks like for a member of the…

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Leaders Are Born When They Become Fearless
May 5, 2021

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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Lessons learned from my students: Advocacy, joy and empathy

Read how students continue to leave a lasting impression on City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps members in the virtual space.

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City Year Milwaukee’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January 26, 2021

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 Corps
Service Highlights from the Rockwell Automation Team
January 21, 2021

  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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Our Alumni
City Year Milwaukee welcomes back four City Year alumni
July 30, 2020

City Year Milwaukee is proud to welcome back four City Year alums to our staff: Sierra Anderson, Paola Gonzales, Mina…

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Our Alumni
Meet new City Year Milwaukee board member Kiesha Johnnies
June 24, 2020

City Year Milwaukee, an education-focused nonprofit that unites young people for a year of service in Milwaukee Public Schools, announces…

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Be the change you want to see and build powerful relationships
June 8, 2020

Each year, a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member is nominated by their peers for embodying the spirit of City Year;…

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The City Year Obama Team goes virtual
May 27, 2020

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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Encouraging personal responsibility in the classroom
May 22, 2020

Freshman year of high school is an important year for students that comes with many changes. Read about how AmeriCorps…

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Students sitting at desks in a classroom with computers in front of them some raising hands as a City Year AmeriCorps member stands with her hand raised
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A letter of hope to my students

As the school year comes to an end, AmeriCorps member Robert Eison shares three lessons he wants his students to…

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