Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Literacy skills and a love of reading go hand in hand. Check out these tips to find books that reflect…
Read the storyIt’s my second day on the job, and I’m standing in Home Depot with fellow Team Care Force (TCF) members…
Read the storyFor three hours, City Year marched the streets of downtown Jacksonville calling out, “We get to serve today and every…
Read the storyMartin Luther King Jr. Day of Service celebrates his legacy by mobilizing thousands of Americorps members and community volunteers in…
Read the storyRead about the Care Force trip alongside HMH in Orlando, FL
Read the storyToday we are spotlighting Ms. Tellez who has been teaching for 34 years at 93rd St. Elementary School, keep reading…
Read the storyMeet La’Daja Miller Everyone decides to do a year of service for a different reason. For me, I chose to…
Read the storyThere’s a popular phrase about how hindsight is 2020, but now, so is the present! (Cue all the 2020 vision…
Read the storyTypically, when individuals are asked about the best teacher they had, they think of an actual teacher they had when…
Read the storyIntroducing Emily Kean We are really thankful to have been able to have a chat with Emily Kean and talk…
Read the storyCity Year AmeriCorps members work side-by-side in collaboration with their partner teachers to fully support their students in the classroom. We are…
Read the storyAkin Gump in Action Chronicle (East Harlem, NY) 2019 “Oh my goodness! I get to go to New York?!” I…
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