Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

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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Welcome to the exciting sequel in our self-care trilogy. In our first installment,…
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“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift…
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Ben and Brittany were able to do a call with Alejandro Villafuerte about his experience serving with City Year. We…
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A component of the City Year calendar is the Mid-Year Summit, where AmeriCorps members come together to reestablish expectations and…
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Wednesday, October 2: Travel Day It was a nice, fall day in Boston when five of my teammates and I…
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There are a lot of things I’ve enjoyed so far while serving on Team Care Force. One of my favorite…
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It’s my second day on the job, and I’m standing in Home Depot with fellow Team Care Force (TCF) members…
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Read about the Care Force trip alongside HMH in Orlando, FL
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There’s a popular phrase about how hindsight is 2020, but now, so is the present! (Cue all the 2020 vision…
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Introducing Emily Kean We are really thankful to have been able to have a chat with Emily Kean and talk…
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Akin Gump in Action Chronicle (East Harlem, NY) 2019 “Oh my goodness! I get to go to New York?!” I…
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