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Press Release: Paint the Town Red Gala 2025
April 11, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2025 City Year New York Celebrates National Service at “Paint the Town Red” 2025 Spring…

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Our Community
An Interview with CYLA Spring Break Co-Chairs, Dwight Caines & Erik Feig
March 27, 2025

For the past two years, CYLA Board Members and Spring Break Event Co-Chairs, Dwight Caines and Erik Feig, have been…

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Our Impact
Learn about a partnership to support students
March 24, 2025

This story first ran in 2023 and has been updated. A recently issued report from the Partnership for Student Success…

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The Corps
City Year work to close digital divide with The Achievery, created by AT&T
February 13, 2025

We know that today, not all students have access to a plethora of online resources that help to enhance their…

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Our Impact
From Our Heart to Yours: Why Your Support Means Everything
January 28, 2025

I’ve been sitting with some powerful insights about our nonprofit community in San Antonio, and I wanted to share them…

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Press Release
City Year DC and LIFT-DC Receive $1.5M Health Equity Fund Grant for Collaboration
November 18, 2024

City Year Washington DC is pleased to announce its recent award from the Health Equity Fund, a component fund of…

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Press Release
City Year Dallas Board Chair Transition: A Continuation of Visionary Leadership
August 5, 2024

Exciting news as we celebrate City Year Dallas’s 10-year anniversary! After four impactful years as Board Chair, Ken Barth, Chief…

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Opportunity
Honoring Pride Month: A Personal Reflection By Virgil Emily, City Year Silicon Valley
June 27, 2024

  Celebrating & Honoring LGBTTQIAP+ Pride Month with a Personal Reflection from Virgil Emily, Student Success Coach for City Year…

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Education
Corps Members Explore the Power of Generative AI on Advancing Education Opportunity

This summer, City Year AmeriCorps Members (ACMs) in San Jose/East Palo Alto will begin working with ClassGenius to understand Generative AI’s…

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Press Release
City Year New York Appoints Annie Kessler as Executive Director
June 10, 2024

New York, NY – June 5, 2024 – Today, City Year New York (CYNY), an education nonprofit that recruits young…

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Press Release
City Year San José/Silicon Valley Names Former Participant as New Executive Director
May 14, 2024

Award-Winning Education Leader and Innovator Luke Hostetter Tapped to Lead South Bay Sites, Launch New Location, and Build Out Local…

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Opportunity
Celebrating Women’s Leadership: Highlights from the City Year Washington DC Ripples of Impact Women’s Leadership Luncheon
March 15, 2024

As the world came together to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, 2024, City Year Washington DC proudly hosted…

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