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 Columbus has been a multidimensional learning experience. Being an AmeriCorps Member at South High School has allowed me…
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City Year seeks to understand the graduation gap and utilize national service to enhance equitable learning opportunities.
Read the story![Red Nose Day and City Year AmeriCorps](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VirgilMiddle-LA-RedNose-eh-585x332.jpg)
Support from Red Nose Day has allowed City Year to meet and work with talented and hardworking students in locations…
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In January 2018, City Year Senior Vice President of Team Leadership Stephen Spaloss was invited to speak at a Mental…
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Learn more about the City Year AmeriCorps service experience, which prioritizes building relationships as a tool for equitable learning.
Read the story![A student writes down notes with a pencil in a notebook.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYMKE-ClarkElem-05.18-ADean-0012-585x332.jpg)
City Year D.C.’s AAPI Affinity Group invited a three-person panel of past AAPI AmeriCorps members to share their service stories…
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As the year winds down, there are many extra responsibilities that AmeriCorps members are working against the clock to accomplish.
Read the storyThroughout the past nine months of service with City Year Columbus, there have been multiple times when corps members have…
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Three decades of youth development work taught us that to support the success of our students, many of whom face…
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Between the thriving arts community, incredible history, gorgeous parks and delicious eats, Providence, Rhode Island is the place to be.
Read the story![A group of AmeriCorps members walk along the city sidewalk.](https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYChi-CityPortaits-10.18-ehaney-175_e-1-585x332.jpg)
Change is not made all at once. It builds gradually over time – one person, one student, one client at…
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We can meet students where they are by putting the theories surrounding social-emotional learning into practice, particularly by building lasting…
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