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

First-year AmeriCorps member Katie Krause shares her experiences serving virtually, how they reinforced her passion for service and tips for…
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Doing virtual service during a global pandemic brought many challenges for City Year Milwaukee but also brought moments of joy…
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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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Read how students continue to leave a lasting impression on City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps members in the virtual space.
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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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City Year Milwaukee’s third virtual Equity Summit, Equity in Education, gave AmeriCorps members and staff opportunities to connect the history of education…
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Each year, a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member is nominated by their peers for embodying the spirit of City Year;…
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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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