Our stories

Just as our AmeriCorps members give their all to support our students, our organization and staff strive to give our…

Last May I graduated from college and I had no idea what I was doing with my life. A friend…

So, you’re thinking about applying to City Year Tulsa? Yes! We’re excited to hear you’re interested in joining us at…

For nearly 20 years, City Year AmeriCorps members have had the opportunity to serve in this important and distinctive city.

One of our guiding stories, “The Starfish Story,” is used to describe a student our AmeriCorps members know they made…

At a school in California, a student named Juan* takes a deep breath by the classroom door before returning to…

New Orleans is known as a city of revelry and festivals and as a resilient and diverse community. You can…

City Year has developed a strong culture of hard work, empathy, respect and understanding. This culture has been deliberately formulated…

As a native of Jacksonville, Allishia Bauman is City Year Jacksonville’s Chief of Staff and is involved in a number…

Planning McDonough’s literacy night was the most exhilarating, exhausting, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done at City Year (or…

There’s lots to love about living in the nation’s Capital. You’ll have access to world-class museums, colleges and universities and…

At a school in California, a student named Juan* takes a deep breath by the classroom door before returning to…