Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
![Two students with backpacks walking on a sidewalk near a school with a City Year Corps Member](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYDC-CardozoHS-05.18-EHaney-0036-585x332.jpg)
Each City Year AmeriCorps member leaves their service year with significant memories of their time spent with students. Sometimes, they…
Read the story![City Year AmeriCorps members create a welcome tunnel down both sides of the school's front steps](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYDC-CardozoHS-04.18-EHaney-MG-0059-585x332.jpg)
A year of service embodies various roles and obstacles. Though this year has been anything but normal, it has given…
Read the story![An elementary school student wearing a bow and a backpack high-fives several AmeriCorps members as she arrives at school on time](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WashDC_05.18_ElliotHaney_IS_2-0031-585x332.jpg)
When I started my second year of service with City Year Milwaukee, I knew that building relationships with students was…
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Waking up at 9am. Microsoft Teams calls. Zoom Calls. Virtual high-fives. “Don’t forget to screenshot!” This is the new normal,…
Read the story![City Year Milwaukee, Vincent High School team](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Tyler-picture-1-e1591635013510-585x332.jpeg)
Coming to City Year through a non-traditional path means using your service year to dive into what you want to…
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For Michael Harding, life since graduating from City Year Philadelphia in June of 2019 has been a continued pursuit of…
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No one could have predicted it. A health pandemic so severe it brings the entire globe, the entire international community,…
Read the storyOur service model during the school closures supports teachers and students as they shift their instruction and learning to a virtual…
Read the storyMeet Lucie and Jesus. Lucie is a City Year AmeriCorps member serving here in Kansas City. She is a…
Read the story![City Year Alum, Emily Wasek, poses with her partner teacher at a Duval County Public School.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JAX-Emily-Wasek-Alum2-585x332.jpg)
City Year Jacksonville alum Emily Wasek shares when she knew that she was responsible for great change in her students’…
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Serving as an AmeriCorps member in a school that is new to City Year can be both challenging and empowering….
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We arrived in Phoenix in mid-October exhausted but well-trained after six weeks of back-to-back events. Our “event marathon” had taken…
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