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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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Service Beyond the Classroom – Get to Know CYP’s Civic Engagement Team
April 24, 2020

In 1988 Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, founders of City Year, established the organization on the idea that one person…

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Hector and his team
The Corps
AmeriCorps member spotlight: Hector
April 23, 2020

“My students have impacted me, as much as I have impacted them because they help me to understand what students…

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The Corps
Prepare for the career you want through service
April 21, 2020

Wondering how City Year can help you grow professionally? Read on to learn how service can help jumpstart your career.

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The Corps
Life as a City Year AmeriCorps Member During COVID-19
April 20, 2020

  As the health pandemic that is COVID-19 has come in and disrupted the first half 2020 for the entire…

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The Corps
5 Ways You Can Support City Year Milwaukee
April 15, 2020

Service may look different during these unprecedented times, but our AmeriCorps continue to stay committed to service. Learn more about…

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City Year AmeriCorps career in teaching
The Corps
City Year prepared me for a career in teaching
April 14, 2020

City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member Jordan Contreras shares why his decision to serve students this year is helping prepare him…

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City Year AmeriCorps still in this together
The Corps
Finding new ways to serve during COVID-19
April 10, 2020

City Year and our district partners are finding new ways to support students, teachers and classrooms while also continuing their…

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The Corps
Self-Care: Travel Edition
April 9, 2020

In previous blogs, we covered what self-care looks like in an office setting and at home. There is one final setting…

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City Year AmeriCorps member tutoring students in ELA
The Corps
How will COVID-19 affect my City Year application?
April 8, 2020

One thing in this uncertain time is certain: City Year AmeriCorps members will be there, for our students and our…

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Education
With Patience and Support Comes Student Success

In January 2020, I was given the task of helping a student out in English, who could not grasp the…

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The Corps
Self-Care: Home Edition

              Welcome to the exciting sequel in our self-care trilogy. In our first installment,…

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The Corps
Self-Care: Office Edition
April 7, 2020

“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners