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

Today City Year New Orleans celebrates Future Teachers of America Day! Every year, 20% of our AmeriCorps members become teachers…
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Amber Cox first learned about City Year when she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business management at The College of New Jersey. It…
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Lee Ann Rice New York University (Masters, Clinical Social Work) Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, Art History and Education) Corps…
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This year, our country has gone through many events that make it hard to remember there is light behind the…
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Originally from Midlothian, Virginia, Alexis Smith attended the University of Virginia. She then served in Philadelphia at Feltonville School of…
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My name is Mack and I was the Team Leader at St. HOPE from 2018-2019. I now work at UC…
Read the storyCity Year Jacksonville Alum, Chelsea Sanders, is now a teacher at the same school she served in. Read how she…
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From August 3rd-7th, City Year partnered with Hulu to offer a career and professional development experience like no other! This…
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Ben Brittany, and Hugh were thankful to be able to converse with Dan Nemiroff and discuss his experience serving…
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City Year Milwaukee is proud to welcome back four City Year alumnae to staff: Sierra Anderson, Paola Gonzales, Mina…
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As employers continue to hire individuals with the right skills for limited positions, how does City Year prepare young adults…
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We are really thankful to have been able skype with Aundrea and talk about her experience serving with City Year….
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