Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
When I started my second year of service with City Year Milwaukee, I knew that building relationships with students was…
Read the storyWaking up at 9am. Microsoft Teams calls. Zoom Calls. Virtual high-fives. “Don’t forget to screenshot!” This is the new normal,…
Read the storyComing to City Year through a non-traditional path means using your service year to dive into what you want to…
Read the storyFor Michael Harding, life since graduating from City Year Philadelphia in June of 2019 has been a continued pursuit of…
Read the storyNo 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 storyCity Year Jacksonville alum Emily Wasek shares when she knew that she was responsible for great change in her students’…
Read the storyServing as an AmeriCorps member in a school that is new to City Year can be both challenging and empowering….
Read the storyWe arrived in Phoenix in mid-October exhausted but well-trained after six weeks of back-to-back events. Our “event marathon” had taken…
Read the storyCity Year’s mission is fueled by a culture of idealism Our work is grounded in the unshakeable belief that we…
Read the story“Nuestra Herencia” gives readers “a taste of the daily issues students deal with to advocate for a little more empathy…
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