Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Music and mathematics are similar in many ways. Just to name a few, they both involve calculated responses, years of…
Read the storyMeet Deniko Montgomery, a proud City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member and learn more about him in his poem titeld, “I…
Read the storyFirst Year AmeriCorps Member Mr. H takes us through a typical day of service at Sacramento Charter High School.
Read the storyWhat 3 first graders have to tell you about serving with City Year They may be little, but they have…
Read the storyReturning AmeriCorps Member Mrs. Basuil takes us through a typical day of service at PS7 Middle School in Sacramento.
Read the storyMartin Luther King Jr. Day of Service celebrates his legacy by mobilizing thousands of Americorps members and community volunteers in…
Read the storyMeet La’Daja Miller Everyone decides to do a year of service for a different reason. For me, I chose to…
Read the storyThere’s a popular phrase about how hindsight is 2020, but now, so is the present! (Cue all the 2020 vision…
Read the storyHere are some tips and suggestions from a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member’s experience of searching for housing in their…
Read the storyWith the holiday season around the corner and 2019 ending, it‘s the perfect time for reflecting and looking ahead. For City…
Read the storyRaise your hand if you like to save money. If you just raised your hand, keep reading. Even if you…
Read the storyCity Year Chicago AmeriCorps member Anthony Ortiz shares what Ubuntu means to them and for their service year at Dett…
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