Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Our 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…
Read the storyCity Year Los Angeles Executive Director Mary Jane Stevenson shares an important update on the organization’s work with schools.
Read the storyHow do you practice self-care? If you’re not sure, ask yourself these questions.
Read the storyIn 1988 Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, founders of City Year, established the organization on the idea that one person…
Read the storyWith so many online resources how do you find the best ones for your students? City Year created, vetted, and…
Read the story“My students have impacted me, as much as I have impacted them because they help me to understand what students…
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