Our stories
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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Bringing ‘Hour of Code’ and established afterschool programs to online learning is keeping students connected during COVID-19
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What if every student had a near-peer tutor, mentor and role model—a Student Success Coach—to help them stay engaged and…
Read the storyThe red jacket we put on every day has a gravitational pull that draws students in. Their past experiences…
Read the storyA Baton Rouge program is working to set students on a path to success by providing academic support and creating…
Read the storyThis month, the Earl Warren team has put together a virtual game room for our school as an incentive for…
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At City Year, we know that potential is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. Education equity is critical to our…
Read the story![An AmeriCorps member in her red jacket smiles and holds a sign that displays her name Ms. Rogers and also says Future Teacher. She is standing on the front lawn of ARISE Academy](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_3068-480x332.jpg)
Today City Year New Orleans celebrates Future Teachers of America Day! Every year, 20% of our AmeriCorps members become teachers…
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Help City Year win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the City Year AmeriCorps…
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City Year Milwaukee’s third virtual Equity Summit, Equity in Education, gave AmeriCorps members and staff opportunities to connect the history of education…
Read the storyTen-minute read DBIE: Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity. What does it mean, really? What does it mean at City Year…
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Spirits were high at City Year Philadelphia’s sixth annual Women’s Leadership Luncheon, held virtually on Tuesday, October 13. The luncheon united women to support the…
Read the storyWithout access to in-person schooling and the academic and social emotional supports that school provides, student engagement is more critical than…
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