Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
![city year americorps member sitting with two students doing work as they sit at a large table outside in the school courtyard](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYLA-93rdStElem-05.18-EHaney-0041-585x332.jpg)
From the start, I knew that in order to be successful, I needed to develop positive relationships with my teammates,…
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Interested in law school? One university partner believes that a gap year allows applicants the opportunity to gain valuable skills.
Read the story![A team of three AmeriCorps members walk away from the playground](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYLA-MendezHS-05.18-EHaney-0103-585x332.jpg)
Leading initiatives and planning events are two key components of the City Year AmeriCorps member role. Learn more about these…
Read the storyService to cause greater than self is one of City Year’s values. As a parent and educator, I have realized…
Read the story![Two elementary students pose for the camera](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CY-SanAntonio-2016-elliothaney-78-of-161-585x332.jpg)
Between the minutes of my first and second alarm, I think of how warm my bed is until my mind…
Read the story![School supplies.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYMemphis-2017-5Stars-elliothaney-15-of-41-585x332.jpg)
From her earliest days growing up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tushara Canekeratne understood the power of relationships…
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City Year helped me understand our education system through service in schools and through a university partnership that helped me…
Read the story![two AmeriCorps members walk together through hallway in conversation](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYLA-93rdStElem-05.18-EHaney-0082-585x332.jpg)
Read more and check the City Year blog to learn the soft skills our corps members gain through a year…
Read the story![City Year San Jose Career Prep](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/City-Year-SJ-Career-Day-01-061-585x332.jpeg)
Being a City Year AmeriCorps member is not only a transformative opportunity to make a lasting impact in the lives…
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Read on for advice from a City Year alum on finding housing before a year of service
Read the story![A corp member with a young student who is typing on a computer](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYDC-GarfieldElem-05.18-EHaney-0006-585x332.jpg)
Learn more about literacy for social justice at City Year schools as an avenue to educational equity.
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It’s taking a while to sink in. And still, it hasn’t completely.
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