Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
My name is Fernie Torres and I proudly serve as a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member on the Julia A….
Read the storyMy name is Alexis Jefferson, and I proudly serve as a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member on the Rockwell Automation…
Read the storyCity Year Milwaukee is celebrating our 10th anniversary, and we’re highlighting the 800 alumni who chose to support the students…
Read the storyIt was the morning of Wednesday, August 14th when the City Year Milwaukee corps boarded three buses and rode to…
Read the storyIreney Duval chose to serve with City Year because she always wanted to work with kids but wasn’t sure in…
Read the storyThe act of service is truly a radical act of love and underscores the value of human existence. I have…
Read the storyWhile in college, I studied criminal justice with a specific focus on the school to prison pipeline and juvenile delinquency….
Read the storyThis school year, the City Year Philadelphia AmeriCorps team serving at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School saw a unique opportunity to address two…
Read the storyNow that I am serving with City Year, there are a few questions I am asked that require me to…
Read the storyCity Year AmeriCorps members have been serving Chicago for the last 25 years. Read on to learn what City Year…
Read the storyCity Year AmeriCorps members officially became alumni, joining a vibrant community that continues to strengthen the neighborhoods where they live…
Read the storyI have always been a planner. I am not the type of person to “wing it” or go into situations…
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