Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
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City Year Jacksonville AmeriCorps member Ray Van Allen chose to serve to spend time after college and before graduate school…
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From the desk of Dr. Catherine Cushinberry: Many of us were thrown for a loop a few weeks ago when…
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Due to COVID-19, City Year San Antonio’s annual Ripples of Hope dinner, planned for April 1, 2020, was canceled. While…
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Originally posted March 30, 2020: City Year Boston’s work looks and feels much different today than it did a few weeks ago….
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Team Leader, Mina Raj, shares more about her experience serving virtually and shares more insight on what a “day in…
Read the storyAs part of the City Year community, we wanted to reach out to provide an update on the impacts of…
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Wednesday, October 2: Travel Day It was a nice, fall day in Boston when five of my teammates and I…
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One of City Year’s core values is teamwork. We strive to work powerfully together in a unified effort to achieve…
Read the storyThe safety and well-being of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, staff, partners and broader communities we serve is always…
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City Year AmeriCorps member Julia Steen’s belief in the power of young people was fueled by her students’ constant curiosity…
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After my December graduation from Northern Michigan University, I made the cross-country move to San Antonio to serve. Apprehensive about…
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September was a busy month for Team Care Force (TCF) with one event after another. Our Synopsys San Jose event…
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