Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
![City Year Orlando opening day header image](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Opening-Day-Weekend-Thank-You-Header-585x332.png)
City Year Orlando’s opening day celebration brought together City Year Orlando team sponsors, board members, champions, as well as families…
Read the story![City Year Boston Alum now teaching in boston](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KevinDua-ForWeb-585x332.jpg)
Over his six-year teaching career, Kevin has distinguished himself as an outstanding educator, winning numerous awards. Kevin credits his time…
Read the story![AmeriCorps member and student are smiling and laughing together as they do work at a table in the classroom](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYLittleRock-MabelvaleElem-InSchool-elliothaney-Jan2019-019-585x332.jpg)
Surveys show that both Democrats and Republicans support the expansion of national service, and to date, more than 1 million…
Read the storyIn the early 2000’s, I started a consulting business in Los Angeles. When I was establishing my business, I was…
Read the story![close up of student writing a math assignment](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CityYearDetroit-Dec2013-elliothaney-14-of-18-585x332.jpg)
City Year CEO and Co-Founder Michael Brown spoke with David L. Cohen, senior executive vice president and chief diversity officer…
Read the storyAnother year of service complete! On Thursday, June 6th, 270 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members were joined by family,…
Read the story![A city year americorps member standing on story above and looking down at a school courtyard full of students](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYLA-93rdStElem-05.18-EHaney-0069-585x332.jpg)
One of our guiding stories, “The Starfish Story,” is used to describe a student our AmeriCorps members know they made…
Read the story![City Year Sacramento member and student](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CYSac-OakRidge-RND-elliothaney-0013_use1-585x332.jpg)
At a school in California, a student named Juan* takes a deep breath by the classroom door before returning to…
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As a native of Jacksonville, Allishia Bauman is City Year Jacksonville’s Chief of Staff and is involved in a number…
Read the story![Students add their handprints to the sun at McDonough's literacy night](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8098-585x332.png)
Planning McDonough’s literacy night was the most exhilarating, exhausting, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done at City Year (or…
Read the story![AmeriCorps member talking with student on playground while other students are playing](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYLA-93rdStElem-05.18-EHaney-0076-585x332.jpg)
At a school in California, a student named Juan* takes a deep breath by the classroom door before returning to…
Read the story![The back City year americorps member standing next to three young students all facing the white board they are writing on](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYDC-LeckieElem-05.18-EHaney0033-585x332.jpg)
Jacksonville, the River City by the sea, has so much to offer – an exciting arts and culture scene, diverse…
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