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 AmeriCorps members have been serving Chicago for the last 25 years. Read on to learn what City Year…
Read the storyI have always been a planner. I am not the type of person to “wing it” or go into situations…
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Opening Day is always a special occasion for us at City Year as it marks the official launch to our year…
Read the storyOn Friday, September 13th, 2019 at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, 250 City Year AmeriCorps members pledged to make a difference in…
Read the storyPITW #158 It’s a Privilege for All of Us to Serve at City Year. These words have new conviction after…
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For me it was a personal decision to serve as a City Year AmeriCorps member in Orlando to support high…
Read the storyI’m originally from Andover, Massachusetts, just 25 minutes north of Boston. My passion for service started early. Growing up, I…
Read the storyPhiladelphia. The City of Brotherly Love, home of the world champion Philadelphia Eagles (yes, we’re still claiming it) and the…
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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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Each morning, Airica, a seventh-grade student in Kansas City, steps onto the bus, ready to tackle her school day. She says her commute…
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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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