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

AmeriCorps members at Southwark School kicked off the 2022-23 school year with a free book fair to instill a love…
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Three years removed from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety have increased among young adults…
Read the storyForming professional connections is one of the hardest parts of adulthood. But City Year Detroit’s recent 18-Minute Networking event, sponsored…
Read the storyMarch has many great attributes. Flowers are budding, chocolate is on sale, and it marks the first official month…
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Happy New Year from City Year Greater Boston’s Team Tobin! We hope you’re having a happy and healthy 2023 thus…
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I spent most of my college career studying social justice. To bring about change, we must learn about past injustices…
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Impact Managers are an integral part of the City Year experience and offer Corps members support and build trusting relationships…
Read the storyWhen you join City Year, you work alongside a team to create learning environments where all students can succeed. As…
Read the storyMartin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service emphasizes the importance of a cause greater than self. This Martin Luther…
Read the storyWhat do Starbucks, City Year, and Martin Luther King, Jr. have in common? Our organizations share a mission and…
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Back to the Basics- 2023 In the first week of January, Little Rock AmeriCorps Members took it Back to the…
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First-Year ACM Taryn Painter (back row, second from left) with her Kensington High School team. To support AmeriCorps members, City…
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