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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“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift…
Read the storyThis poem is a written reflection that Maraina Weyl (San José/ Silicon Valley ’20) wrote in the early transition from…
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City Year is more than a gap year; City Year is a growth year. During my year of service, I grew in many…
Read the story![City Year New Hampshire's service responds to the COVID-19 crisis.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Service-5-585x332.jpg)
With the announcement on Saturday, March 14th that Manchester schools would be closed for several weeks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19…
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Social-emotional learning is a way that City Year can support students in acquiring tools to better understand and navigate their…
Read the storyThese are very uncertain times for each of us, but what we at City Year know for sure is that our belief in…
Read the story![AmeriCorps members stand in front of a colorful mural with their red jackets on.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/JAX20_NSTeam-585x332.jpg)
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…
Read the story![A team of AmeriCorps member each strike a unique, silly pose.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYDC-CardozoHS-04.18-EHaney-0060-1-585x332.jpg)
Consider serving with City Year Baton Rouge! Here are three ways they work to support AmeriCorps members through their year…
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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…
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