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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 alumni.

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City Year 101: Literacy Interventions and Tutoring
February 28, 2023

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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The Corps
Building Resilience: Lessons from Duncan Kirkwood
February 27, 2023

Three years removed from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety have increased among young adults…

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The Corps
18-Minute Networking with Deloitte
February 24, 2023

Forming professional connections is one of the hardest parts of adulthood. But City Year Detroit’s recent 18-Minute Networking event, sponsored…

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The Corps
Happy AmeriCorps Member Appreciation Month!

  March has many great attributes. Flowers are budding, chocolate is on sale, and it marks the first official month…

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The Corps
A Day in the Life Series: Tobin K-8 School Team Newsletter
February 21, 2023

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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The Corps
Creating Change with City Year Little Rock

I spent most of my college career studying social justice. To bring about change, we must learn about past injustices…

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Our Impact
City Year’s six areas of impact
February 16, 2023

As an organization committed to continuous learning, the ways in which we and our partners seek to make an impact…

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City Year AmeriCorps member with student at school
The Corps
Impact Managers make a difference
February 14, 2023

Impact Managers are an integral part of the City Year experience and offer Corps members support and build trusting relationships…

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The Corps
It’s all about the AmeriCorps Experience
February 3, 2023

When you join City Year, you work alongside a team to create learning environments where all students can succeed. As…

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Our Impact
City Year Detroit Connects with Code

  There are nearly 700,000 open computing jobs in the US, but only 80,000 computer science students graduated into the…

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The Corps
Reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service emphasizes the importance of a cause greater than self. This Martin Luther…

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Equity
“I Have a Dream..” Starbucks & City Year Collaboration

  What do Starbucks, City Year, and Martin Luther King, Jr. have in common? Our organizations share a mission and…

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