Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
On Friday, September 13th, 2019 at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, 250 City Year AmeriCorps members pledged to make a difference in…
Read the storyPITW #158 It’s a Privilege for All of Us to Serve at City Year. These words have new conviction after…
Read the storyEarly experience working in schools taught Heather Graham and Bethiel Girma Holton an important lesson that guides their work today…
Read the storyFor me it was a personal decision to serve as a City Year AmeriCorps member in Orlando to support high…
Read the storyI’m originally from Andover, Massachusetts, just 25 minutes north of Boston. My passion for service started early. Growing up, I…
Read the storyPhiladelphia. The City of Brotherly Love, home of the world champion Philadelphia Eagles (yes, we’re still claiming it) and the…
Read the storyCity Year New Hampshire sort of snuck up on me. In the spring of 2018, I was only concerned about…
Read the storyLongtime supporters of City Year and AmeriCorps gathered on Capitol Hill this spring in support of national service programs that…
Read the storyNikolai Vitti has an ambitious vision for student success in Detroit Public Schools Community District.
Read the storyOn April 11th, we both had the opportunity to take part in a United States Naturalization Ceremony in Yarmouth, Maine….
Read the storyEach morning, Airica, a seventh-grade student in Kansas City, steps onto the bus, ready to tackle her school day. She says her commute…
Read the storyWe are encouraged by the results from the recent 2019 Building a Grad Nation report that shows the U.S. national…
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