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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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The Corps

Congratulations City Year Los Angeles 2020 corps!

July 8, 2020

On June 10th, the City Year Los Angeles community gathered together for our first virtual graduation to celebrate the accomplishments…

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Our Alumni

Creating a more just nation – it starts here

June 23, 2020

Dear City Year Alumni and Community, We are devastated by the news that on June 18, Los Angeles Sheriff’s…

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The Corps

From student to City Year AmeriCorps member

May 21, 2020

Jazmin Larumbe is serving her first year as a City Year AmeriCorps member at Jefferson High School in South-Central Los…

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The Corps

Three AmeriCorps members return to serve at their alma mater

March 20, 2019

Serving with City Year Los Angeles takes spirit, discipline, purpose and pride; when corps members serve in the schools they…

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The Corps

The power of mentorship: Why Steven chose to pay it forward

November 30, 2018

“As much as I am proud of my own efforts to reach, I know so much of it is because…

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The Corps

Overcoming fear: mentoring’s challenges and rewards [Voices from the Field]

July 6, 2017

“What is an irrational fear you have?” This was a question I asked Manuel*, a tenth-grade student I mentored during…

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