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New year, new school: Welcome to Mt. Pleasant High School!
October 23, 2019
City Year San José/Silicon Valley kicked off the school year by welcoming our corps at an Opening Day ceremony at…
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The Corps
What do City Year AmeriCorps members do? Run afterschool programs
March 20, 2019
City Year San José alumnae Kailey Rawston and Liza Flores share how they managed afterschool time and creatively kept about 100 first and…
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Benefits & Resources
5 things we love about living in San José
March 13, 2019
There is so much more to San José than the latest app or software company. Read on to learn why…
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The Corps
Champion profile: Metta and Keith Krach
December 20, 2018
At our annual gala, City Year San José/Silicon Valley honored two outstanding Champions—Metta and Keith Krach—as recipients of the 2018…
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Benefits & Resources
Preparing for life after City Year
March 11, 2016
Being a City Year AmeriCorps member is not only a transformative opportunity to make a lasting impact in the lives…
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