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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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The Corps
The Extraordinary Eight- Meet The Care Force Senior Corps
September 4, 2020

Name: Avery Brick  Hometown: Columbus, OH  Previous City Year site, school and grade: Chicago, IL, Collins Academy, 9th grade    Why did you want to…

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Our Impact
Meet our Board: Parvathy Hariharan
September 1, 2020

Get to know our City Year Detroit board members! Meet Parvathy Hariharan, vice president of sales and marketing at Comcast.

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The Corps
Learning moments
August 28, 2020

A learning moment is a new experience that leads to growth; Care Force is a year filled with learning moments….

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Education
A Look at Language
August 18, 2020

This week, we focus on language and framing. Dr. April Baker-Bell visits!

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Our Alumni
Back to school with positivity, change and solutions
August 17, 2020

City Year Jacksonville alum Chelsea Sanders is now a teacher at the same school she served in. Read how she…

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Our Impact
Honoring and Remembering Dee Dee Reilly
August 13, 2020

“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton Isaac…

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Benefits & Resources
City Year Partners with Hulu for A Virtual Career Week Event

From August 3rd-7th, City Year partnered with Hulu to offer a career and professional development experience like no other! This…

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Our Impact
Meet our team: Ginger Green
August 11, 2020

Get to know the City Year Detroit family! Meet our Corporate and Foundation Partnerships Manager, Ginger Green.

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Education
Keeping City Year connected to students
August 7, 2020

With $23M invested from some of our key partners, Connected Futures is making education obtainable for Detroit’s students.

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Education
Service Has Not Stopped. Service Just Looks Different.
August 5, 2020

Like so many districts across the country, schools in Los Angeles and Inglewood will continue with remote learning to start…

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Team Care Force and Reserves sketch a mural at night
The Corps
Interesting event prep tasks
August 4, 2020

Care Force works on several events during our service year, including a lot of event prep that involves both typical…

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City Year AmeriCorps member tutoring an elementary student in a classroom
Our Impact
Celebrating Another Year of Service
August 3, 2020

We are proud to celebrate another successful year of service! During the 2019-2020 school year, 80 City Year Orlando AmeriCorps…

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