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

I’ll let you in on a secret: nobody walks into the first day of school as a City Year AmeriCorps…
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There are so many great reasons to live in Columbus, including more than 300 festivals every year, beautiful parks, big…
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We are fired up and back in schools! For many City Year AmeriCorps members their first year of service is…
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City Year Orlando Americorps members serving at Oak Ridge High School will proudly wear the Heart of Florida United Way…
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City Year Orlando is proud to be selected as a recipient of The Starbucks Foundation’s 2018 Opportunity for All grant,…
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We are thankful for SeaWorld Orlando, who joined a group of committed community organizations as an AmeriCorps Member Experience Partner…
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Advice from City Year Baton Rouge AmeriCorps member Marquis Robinson.
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“In every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” -Iroquois Proverb
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Two years ago, Tatiyana Murray was 21, wrapping up her bachelor’s degree in political science and searching for a meaningful experience as her…
Read the storyAfter graduating from Boston College with B.A. in Sociology, Allison answered the call to service as a mentor and role…
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City Year’s impact as told by Brandan, a student who was directly served by City Year in a classroom in…
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Our Impact Managers work alongside our AmeriCorps members every day. Here’s there advice for a strong year of service!
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