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

What does it mean to take a holistic approach to financial wellness? How do you take the full context of…
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A year of service with City Year is impactful for communities and transformative for the young people who serve. As…
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Taco Bell’s Live Más Scholarship application is now open until Jan. 3, 2023, and young adults ages 16-24—including City Year…
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Here at City Year, we want to make our application process as smooth as possible. Here’s a checklist of application…
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I’m Lily Proudman and from 2018 to 2020, I served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. I…
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Your ballot counts! Help City Year bring together educators to discuss how to prioritize anti-racist research strategies in education.
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Many of our AmeriCorps members relocate to cities across the country to begin service, which takes time, energy and careful…
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How can we ensure students have positive learning experiences while challenging them too? City Year encourages students to own their…
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Eight youth-serving organizations are expanding student success coaching into schools and extended learning programs throughout California.
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Ines Brookens, una alumna y consejera de servicio de City Year, respondió a las cinco preguntas principales que ustedes tuvieron…
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City Year AmeriCorps members are transforming math anxiety into math confidence every day through social-emotional learning.
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Compass Academy, a charter public school in Denver, is thriving by holistically supporting its middle school students, many of whom…
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