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

In the pursuit of educational equity, it’s more important than ever to uplift youth voices from students and AmeriCorps members…
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As employers continue to hire individuals with the right skills for limited positions, how does City Year prepare young adults…
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Learn more about the benefits of national service with City Year AmeriCorps on academic and career aspirations and the communities…
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We are really thankful to have been able skype with Aundrea and talk about her experience serving with City Year….
Read the storyQ4 Partnership Highlight The end of our 2020 service year presented us with unimaginable challenges, from a global pandemic to historic civil…
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Bobby Gomez, City Year San Antonio alum and a native of that city, reflects on the lessons learned through an…
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At City Year Philadelphia, we are always amazed at the passion our corps members have for the schools…
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Dear City Year alumni and community, We recognize the work we at City Year have to do to dismantle systemic…
Read the storyWe are devastated by the news that on June 18, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies shot and killed Andrés Guardado, an…
Read the storyOn June 10th the CYLA community gathered together for our first virtual graduation to celebrate the accomplishments and the extraordinary…
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City Year is committed to learning from partners and the communities we serve to reimagine the future of our student-level…
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For most of the service year, Team Care Force is constantly in event mode; we find ourselves creating documents for…
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