Our stories
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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Meet Lakeisha Allen, City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member, and learn more about her through her poem, “I am… I was.”
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Learn more about one City Year AmeriCorps member’s journey through a gap year in national service, university, and finding their…
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Some corps members want to give back to their community, some want to mentor and tutor students, some were inspired…
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My name is Fernie Torres and I proudly serve as a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member on the Julia A….
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My name is Alexis Jefferson, and I proudly serve as a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member on the Rockwell Automation…
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It was the morning of Wednesday, August 14th when the City Year Milwaukee corps boarded three buses and rode to…
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There are 75,081 students in Milwaukee who need and deserve our support in order to thrive. You could be part of a…
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