Our stories

Over the last 30 years, City Year alumni, now more than 32,000 strong, have been instrumental in helping to drive…

Each morning, Airica, a seventh-grade student in Kansas City, steps onto the bus, ready to tackle her school day. She says her commute…

We are encouraged by the results from the recent 2019 Building a Grad Nation report that shows the U.S. national…

Just as our AmeriCorps members give their all to support our students, our organization and staff strive to give our…

Last May I graduated from college and I had no idea what I was doing with my life. A friend…

We were able to have a chat with Akida Azad and talk about her service with City Year. We talked…

So, you’re thinking about applying to City Year Tulsa? Yes! We’re excited to hear you’re interested in joining us at…

For nearly 20  years, City Year AmeriCorps members have had the opportunity to serve in this important and distinctive city.

While working on her City Year application, Jessica Butay reached the question: Where would you like to apply to serve?…

City Year has developed a strong culture of hard work, empathy, respect and understanding. This culture has been deliberately formulated…

Planning McDonough’s literacy night was the most exhilarating, exhausting, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done at City Year (or…

At a school in California, a student named Juan* takes a deep breath by the classroom door before returning to…