Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Nikolai Vitti has an ambitious vision for student success in Detroit Public Schools Community District.
Read the storyLearn more about the City Year AmeriCorps stipend from our alumni
Read the storyCity Year Kansas City announces the departure of founding Board Member, Brent Stewart, President & CEO of United Way, and…
Read the storyThere are 75,081 students in Milwaukee who need and deserve our support in order to thrive. You could be part of a…
Read the storyAnother year of service complete! On Thursday, June 6th, 270 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members were joined by family,…
Read the storyWe were able to have a chat with Akida Azad and talk about her service with City Year. We talked…
Read the storyFor nearly 20 years, City Year AmeriCorps members have had the opportunity to serve in this important and distinctive city.
Read the storyOne of our guiding stories, “The Starfish Story,” is used to describe a student our AmeriCorps members know they made…
Read the storyNew Orleans is known as a city of revelry and festivals and as a resilient and diverse community. You can…
Read the storyAs a native of Jacksonville, Allishia Bauman is City Year Jacksonville’s Chief of Staff and is involved in a number…
Read the storyAs the largest school district in the state, Little Rock School District enrolls more than 25,000 talented students.
Read the storyPlanning McDonough’s literacy night was the most exhilarating, exhausting, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done at City Year (or…
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