Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alumni.

Ben and Brittany were able to do a call with Alejandro Villafuerte about his experience serving with City Year. We…
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Due to COVID-19, City Year San Antonio’s (CYSA) annual Ripples of Hope Dinner, planned for April 1, 2020 was canceled….
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Originally Posted 3.30.20: City Year Boston’s work looks and feels much different today than it did a few weeks ago. However, our…
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Team Leader, Mina Raj, shares more about her experience serving virtually and shares more insight on what a “day in…
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As the heart of this organization, we simply could not do this work without you. Thank you.
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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A component of the City Year calendar is the Mid-Year Summit, where AmeriCorps members come together to reestablish expectations and…
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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 storyDear City Year Jacksonville Community, The safety and well-being of the City Year community—our AmeriCorps members, students, staff members, partners…
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Julia’s favorite City Year value is, “belief in the power of young people.” During her year of service her own…
Read the storyThe CYSA Food Pantry needs to be replenished for our incoming AmeriCorps members. Consider donating any item(s) on CYSA’s Amazon…
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