Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Each City Year AmeriCorps member leaves their service year with significant memories of their time spent with students. Sometimes, they…
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A year of service embodies various roles and obstacles. Though this year has been anything but normal, it has given…
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Rep. Matt Wilhelm’s City Year experience inspired a deep appreciation for national service and made him a lifelong advocate of…
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When I started my second year of service with City Year Milwaukee, I knew that building relationships with students was…
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Entering our third week from our Community Champion Speaker Series of City Year Miami, our AmeriCorps Members were reenergized to…
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Waking up at 9am. Microsoft Teams calls. Zoom Calls. Virtual high-fives. “Don’t forget to screenshot!” This is the new normal,…
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Coming to City Year through a non-traditional path means using your service year to dive into what you want to…
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As our Community Leader Speaker Series continues this week, our AmeriCorps Members were able to hear from a long time…
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For Michael Harding, life since graduating from City Year Philadelphia in June of 2019 has been a continued pursuit of…
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No one could have predicted it. A health pandemic so severe it brings the entire globe, the entire international community,…
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City Year Miami’s AmeriCorps Members had the opportunity to get the secret sauce from a long time Community Champion, Pat…
Read the storyOur service model during the school closures supports teachers and students as they shift their instruction and learning to a virtual…
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