Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year Americorps members, students, partners and alumni.
Here’s what “student success coach” means to us and why we believe more schools could benefit from having this additional…
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Throughout the pandemic, City Year’s Network for School Improvement has helped educators find new ways to prioritize the well-being of…
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The challenges of COVID-19 showed how essential student success coaches can be. AmeriCorps members collaborated with teachers and communities to…
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City Year Orlando is grateful to Heart of Florida United Way for their continued investment and partnership in our work…
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As an organization that’s trying to shift to more asset-based language and better honor and celebrate the students and schools…
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The trusting relationships City Year Memphis created with AmeriCorps members and school partners led to deeper collaboration during the pandemic.
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Working with partners to design equitable learning environments is an important part of City Year’s innovation and school design efforts.
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Three immediate things we can do to help students and teachers
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AmeriCorps members are intentionally checking in with both students and adults to see how they are doing; for example, one…
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City Year’s work is founded upon 10 core values. Belief in the Power of Young People, Empathy, Social Justice for…
Read the storyBy: Alejandro Higareda City Year L.A. AmeriCorps member, NOW Academy Given the virtual learning setting, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in-class spaces for social activity have…
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Hidden figures: The corps of young people helping build stronger educational networks.
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