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

Our Whole School, Whole Child approach provides academic and social-emotional supports to thousands of students attending more than 300 high-need…
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As the heart of this organization, we simply could not do this work without you. Thank you.
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Voices for National Service is a coalition working to build bipartisan support for national service, develop policies that create more…
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Literacy skills and a love of reading go hand in hand. Check out these tips to find books that reflect…
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we invited several members of our 32,000+ alumni community to share short uniform stories that explore the power and potential…
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City Year and Search Institute have been working together since 2017 to explore how City Year AmeriCorps members in Columbus,…
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City Year, Hour of Code and digital learning opportunities City Year is sharing fun and engaging Hour of Code activities…
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When you’ve been a part of something greater than yourself it’s impossible to return to business as usual. I knew…
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“My City Year experience helped confirm for me how powerful active listening can be in building an authentic bond with…
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Longtime supporters of City Year and AmeriCorps gathered on Capitol Hill this spring in support of national service programs that…
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In the spring of 2017, Jessica Butay, a Hawai’i native who was about to graduate from college in Colorado, had…
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Thirty years ago, when I was 17 years old, I was part of an idealistic experiment, a summer pilot program…
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