Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
City Year New Hampshire sort of snuck up on me. In the spring of 2018, I was only concerned about…
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On April 11th, we both had the opportunity to take part in a United States Naturalization Ceremony in Yarmouth, Maine….
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Last May I graduated from college and I had no idea what I was doing with my life. A friend…
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Planning McDonough’s literacy night was the most exhilarating, exhausting, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done at City Year (or…
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It was a windy March day when City Year AmeriCorps members gathered in New Castle to prepare for our 19th…
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For as long as I can remember, I have been passionate about striving for equity in education. I have witnessed…
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Learn more about the perks of national service and the importance of self care on a gap year from a…
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We’re all settling down after recess. The hands on the clock hit 12:35 p.m. and four students stand up, each…
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Each day AmeriCorps members wake up to serve another day in the beautiful Granite State. Fifty-three young people commute from…
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There’s a picture of me in my mother’s battered “First years in America” album where I’m sipping a Coke from…
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I’ll let you in on a secret: nobody walks into the first day of school as a City Year AmeriCorps…
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