be_ixf;ym_202404 d_27; ct_50 YES! I want to make a difference TODAY!

Our stories

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

Categories
Filter by
An AmeriCorps members sits at a desk with a student, pointing at his worksheet
Education
Caring relationships and student well-being are key to academic success
October 10, 2018

Sometimes referred to as non-cognitive skills, social and emotional aptitudes such as self-management, goal-setting and problem solving have, in the…

Read the story
students are doing math problems in chalk on playground with AmeriCorps member
The Corps
Overcoming fear: mentoring’s challenges and rewards [Voices from the Field]
July 6, 2017

“What is an irrational fear you have?” This was a question I asked Manuel*, a tenth-grade student I mentored during…

Read the story

© 2024 Copyright City Year at 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02116

AmeriCorps logo

City Year is available to all, without regard to race, color, origin, gender, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or religion. City Year is a US tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID Number: 22-2882549). Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.

National Strategic Partners
National Partners