Our stories
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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“The men and women who rode the freedom buses through Alabama, who walked in Montgomery, who knelt in prayer in…
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Learn more about City Year Milwaukee’s Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion and Equity Council from council members Jovan Goldsmith and Haley Woods.
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City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps members and staff come together to participate in equity summits, spaces that prioritize learning together.
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City Year Milwaukee is proud to welcome back four City Year alums to our staff: Sierra Anderson, Paola Gonzales, Mina…
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City Year Milwaukee, an education-focused nonprofit that unites young people for a year of service in Milwaukee Public Schools, announces…
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City Year Milwaukee alums are leaders for life and continue to make an impact long after their year of service….
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A year of service embodies various roles and obstacles. Though this year has been anything but normal, it has given…
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Social-emotional learning is a way that City Year can support students in acquiring tools to better understand and navigate their…
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Here are some tips and suggestions from a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member’s experience of searching for housing in their…
Read the storyAlum Kiesha Johnnies proudly served with City Year Milwaukee’s founding corps in 2010, serving a year in the city she…
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City Year Milwaukee is celebrating our 10th anniversary, and we’re highlighting the 800 alumni who chose to support the students…
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This year, City Year Milwaukee was chosen to be a part of the Network for School Improvement pilot program.
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