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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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City Year Milwaukee, Vincent High School team
The Corps
Finding my calling through service
May 11, 2020

Coming to City Year through a non-traditional path means using your service year to dive into what you want to…

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Benefits & Resources
Finding The Best Side Dish To Complement Your Success
May 8, 2020

As our Community Leader Speaker Series continues this week, our AmeriCorps Members were able to hear from a long time…

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appreciate teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week
Education
Thank You to Manchester Teachers

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Manchester teachers have adapted to remote learning and are continuing to advocate for their students-and we’re…

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Our Impact
Leading Through Tough Times: An Interview with City Year Philly’s Executive Director, Darryl Bundrige
May 3, 2020

No one could have predicted it. A health pandemic so severe it brings the entire globe, the entire international community,…

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The Corps
Five ways you can support City Year San Antonio
April 30, 2020

Our service model during the school closures supports teachers and students as they shift their instruction and learning to a virtual…

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Our Impact
Idealism in action: Jesus and Lucie’s story
April 28, 2020

  Meet Lucie and Jesus. Lucie is a City Year AmeriCorps member serving here in Kansas City. She is a…

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City Year Alum, Emily Wasek, poses with her partner teacher at a Duval County Public School.
Our Alumni
Closure to my service year in the form of popcorn chicken

City Year Jacksonville alum Emily Wasek shares when she knew that she was responsible for great change in her students’…

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City Year Washington DC working with teachers
The Corps
Building new partnerships in a school

Serving as an AmeriCorps member in a school that is new to City Year can be both challenging and empowering….

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Our Impact
Aramark Ring of Stars (Phoenix, AZ) 2019

We arrived in Phoenix in mid-October exhausted but well-trained after six weeks of back-to-back events. Our “event marathon” had taken…

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The Corps
Nuestra Herencia, a poem by AmeriCorps member Ángel Medina
April 27, 2020

“Nuestra Herencia” gives readers “a taste of the daily issues students deal with to advocate for a little more empathy…

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Our Impact
An important update from City Year Los Angeles

City Year Los Angeles Executive Director Mary Jane Stevenson shares an important update on the organization’s work with schools.

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The Corps
Self-care during hard times
April 24, 2020

How do you practice self-care? If you’re not sure, ask yourself these questions.

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners