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 AmeriCorps member Jordan Contreras shares why his decision to serve students this year is helping prepare him…
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ALL ABOARD THE SANTA TRAIN! Team Care Force (TCF) traveled to Jacksonville, FL this past November to assist our…
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For City Year “Mid-Year” AmeriCorps members, the City Year experience can be tough. Joining in the middle of the service…
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City Year and our district partners are finding new ways to support students, teachers and classrooms while also continuing their…
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In previous blogs, we covered what self-care looks like in an office setting and at home. There is one final setting…
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One thing in this uncertain time is certain: City Year AmeriCorps members will be there, for our students and our…
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In January 2020, I was given the task of helping a student out in English, who could not grasp the…
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4.8.20 Update Supporting Teachers, Students, and Our AmeriCorps members During COVID-19 As we enter the fourth week of Boston Public…
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Welcome to the exciting sequel in our self-care trilogy. In our first installment,…
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“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift…
Read the storyThis poem is a written reflection that Maraina Weyl (San José/ Silicon Valley ’20) wrote in the early transition from…
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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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