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Our stories

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

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City Year Milwaukee Team Spotlight
January 14, 2021

Check out some of joys and highlights from our Julia A. Uihlein Team serving at Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School,…

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City Year Milwaukee’s 3rd Equity Summit of the Year 
November 9, 2020

At City Year Milwaukee, AmeriCorps members and staff come together to participate in equity summits. An important part of our commitment to being an anti-racist organization…

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Johnny Bell: On Being the Change You Want to See and the Importance of Building Powerful Relationships
June 8, 2020

  Each Year, a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member is nominated by their peers for embodying the spirit of City…

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The City Year Obama Team Goes Virtual
May 27, 2020

Thursday, March 12, 2020 was a different kind of day for the City Year Team serving at Barack Obama School of…

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Encouraging personal responsibility in the classroom through relationship building 
May 22, 2020

Freshman year of high school is an important year for students that comes with many changes. Read about how AmeriCorps…

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Students sitting at desks in a classroom with computers in front of them some raising hands as a City Year AmeriCorps member stands with her hand raised
Our Impact
A Letter of Hope to My Students

As the school year comes to an end, check-out three important lessons AmeriCorps member, Robert Eison, wants his students to…

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How my students taught me an important lesson of empathy and seeing the good in everyone

As City Year AmeriCorps members, we teach our students every day, but what are our students teaching us? Read about…

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City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps members volunteer with Running Rebels
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How a Global Pandemic Motivates Team Leader, Dia Vang, to Fight for Change
May 21, 2020

Team Leader, Dia Vang, shares how a global pandemic impacts her service and motivates her to continue to fight for…

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Meet Commodore: Reflection and Preparation Ahead of Next Year’s Service
May 20, 2020

At Casimir Pulaski High School, March was a big month for students and my City Year team. On March 4th…

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Andrew Colegrove First Team
The Corps
Why I Decided to Come Back – Twice 

From before I walked into Registration Day at City Year Milwaukee last summer, I knew that I wanted to serve again. During…

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City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member tutoring students
Our Impact
Day in the Life of a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps Member

Ever wonder what a “day in the life of a City Year AmeriCorps member” looks like while serving in schools?…

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Three important lessons my students taught me
May 18, 2020

Each City Year AmeriCorps member leaves their service year with significant memories of their time spent with students. Sometimes, they…

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