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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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A personal reflection celebrating Latinx Heritage Month

September 19, 2022

City Year Kansas City’s Shelby Voigt shares a personal reflection in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month.

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Our Impact

City Year brings CommunityAmerica, Chiefs and Royals together to recognize school nurses during the surge

February 2, 2022

These are challenging times for all that are working in schools. Re-engaging students after a year of virtual learning…

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Our Community

City Year Kansas City is Super Bowl LVI Bound

January 31, 2022

Sunday, Feb. 13, SoFi Stadium will be packed and full of excitement with Super Bowl LVI underway. Attending the Super…

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Our Impact

City Year Builds Relationships for Life

November 10, 2021

When I joined City Year in Fall 2016, I was unsure what to expect. Months before, I finished my last…

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Education

Five Free Virtual Tools to Keep Students Engaged

October 28, 2020

Without access to in-person schooling and the academic and social emotional supports that school provides, student engagement is more critical than…

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The Corps

Nuestra Herencia, a poem by AmeriCorps member Ángel Medina

April 27, 2020

“Nuestra Herencia” gives readers “a taste of the daily issues students deal with to advocate for a little more empathy…

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