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

City Year strives to offer continued support to its AmeriCorps members. Read on to learn more about our new Continuation…
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AmeriCorps members at Southwark School kicked off the 2022-23 school year with a free book fair to instill a love…
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After graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I ended…
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Three years removed from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety have increased among young adults…
Read the storyForming professional connections is one of the hardest parts of adulthood. But City Year Detroit’s recent 18-Minute Networking event, sponsored…
Read the storyMarch has many great attributes. Flowers are budding, chocolate is on sale, and it marks the first official month…
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Cadence Pentheny, City Year New Hampshire ‘17, ‘18, awarded the 2022 Alumni Leadership Award for their dedication to social justice.
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Happy New Year from City Year Greater Boston’s Team Tobin! We hope you’re having a happy and healthy 2023 thus…
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I spent most of my college career studying social justice. To bring about change, we must learn about past injustices…
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As an organization committed to continuous learning, the ways in which we and our partners seek to make an impact…
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For many City Year Philadelphia (CYP) AmeriCorps members, the relationships formed through their year of service can have a lifechanging…
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Impact Managers are an integral part of the City Year experience and offer Corps members support and build trusting relationships…
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