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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’s Circle of Champions
November 20, 2022

City Year San Antonio created our Circle of Champions to support our strategic Five-Year Pandemic Recovery plan. Our Champions are…

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Meet the Team: Buffalo Collegiate Charter School
November 18, 2022

Meet the 2022-2023 AmeriCorps Members who are serving with City Year at Buffalo Collegiate Charter School!

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Meet the Team: Charter Middle School for Applied Technologies

Meet the 2022-2023 AmeriCorps Members who are serving with City Year at Charter Middle School for Applied Technologies!

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Meet the Team: Persistence Preparatory Academy

Meet the 2022-2023 AmeriCorps Members who are serving with City Year at Persistence Preparatory Academy!

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City Year 101: Social-Emotional Learning and Mentorship
November 9, 2022

Students at Hartranft Elementary School eagerly greet City Year Philly AmeriCorps members.   In this new ongoing series, we’ll take…

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Social emotional support helps students to recover and thrive
November 8, 2022

Evidence-based solutions including social emotional support helps students and schools recover from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Events are back at City Year Detroit!
November 4, 2022

Many nonprofits, like City Year Detroit, host events to invite new and current champions to learn more about them and…

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City Year Detroit welcomes Sherisse M. Butler as executive director

After an extensive search process, we are pleased to announce Sherisse M. Butler as City Year Detroit’s new vice president…

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City Year San Antonio 2022 Opening Day!
October 4, 2022

City Year San Antonio hosted its annual Opening Day, Friday, September 9th at the beautiful Magnolia Halle. The more than…

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2022 Impact Report | Evidence of Impact
October 1, 2022

City Year San Antonio’s 2022 Impact Report gives an overview of the work done throughout the 2021 – 2022 school…

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How City Year AmeriCorps grow student literacy
September 22, 2022

Literacy is the ability to read and write, but what does growing student literacy for elementary, middle or high school…

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“How did you learn in school?”
September 20, 2022

Last year, while on my lunch break, I texted my mother a question: “How did you learn in school?”  My…

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