Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
![Four AmeriCorps members dance as they try to energize students for a day of learning](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WashDC_05.18_ElliotHaney_IS_2-0032-585x332.jpg)
This year, all City Year Milwaukee high school teams are focusing on the same goal: the promotion promise. The promotion…
Read the storyWalking through the streets of Memphis, the visual history of the Civil Rights Movement is ever-present. A short walk from…
Read the story![City Year Chicago member with students](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CYChicago-MaleSmile-elliothaney2-585x332.jpg)
The District Learning Network gathers several times throughout the year, both in-person and virtually, discussing shared challenges and surfacing strategies,…
Read the storyThis school year, the City Year Philadelphia AmeriCorps team serving at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School saw a unique opportunity to address two…
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When I remember my childhood, I see the reading nook in my first-grade classroom, my mom helping me to pick a book in…
Read the story![city year americorps member sitting with a student standing next to him as they both look at a laptop screen](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYMKE-ClarkElem-05.18-EHaney-0007-585x332.jpg)
As communications professionals, we oversee many powerful levers that influence why someone would want to work with an organization (including donors, volunteers,…
Read the story![City Year members pose at Girls at Work after a day of service](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NH_FY20_Girls-at-Work-585x332.jpg)
Impact manager Alysa Hemcher shares her City Year bucket list.
Read the storyOn Friday, September 13th, 2020, City Year Milwaukee celebrated our 10th Anniversary by welcoming the 2019-2020 City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps…
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After a couple of months being in the office for the winter, we were finally given the news that we…
Read the story![City Year Orlando opening day header image](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Opening-Day-Weekend-Thank-You-Header-585x332.png)
City Year Orlando’s opening day celebration brought together City Year Orlando team sponsors, board members, champions, as well as families…
Read the storyIn the early 2000’s, I started a consulting business in Los Angeles. When I was establishing my business, I was…
Read the story![Dr Vitti speaking at City Year event](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Dr-Vitti-AR-585x332.jpg)
Nikolai Vitti has an ambitious vision for student success in Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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