Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Being thoughtful, planning and preparing, focusing on results, making data-driven decisions and the so-called ‘soft skills’ Google says make the…
Read the storyProvidence is a fantastic place to live and work.
Read the storyA battle of mathematical wits is playing out in a cramped but colorful classroom. Ruben*, an outgoing fourth-grader with dark…
Read the storyIt was a windy March day when City Year AmeriCorps members gathered in New Castle to prepare for our 19th…
Read the story“The youth of Buffalo are unstoppable, as are City Year AmeriCorps members.”
Read the storyWhere I am today began with an idea of a year of service from an unlikely place.
Read the storyIt’s March which means St. Patrick’s Day, Daylight Savings Time, free water ice from Rita’s, and our favorite of them…
Read the storyLearn about one Corps member’s ability to serve in his hometown and across the country with City Year.
Read the storyIt’s a wintry, late afternoon in the Bronx, and teachers and students stream outside into the cold air at the…
Read the storyDay in and day out, our AmeriCorps members dedicate themselves to a cause greater than self. The work they do…
Read the storyCity Year San José alumnae Kailey Rawston and Liza Flores share how they managed afterschool time and creatively kept about 100 first and…
Read the storyServing with City Year Los Angeles takes spirit, discipline, purpose and pride; when corps members serve in the schools they…
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