Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Principal Jasmin Gomez advocated for City Year to serve at San Jose Elementary School. At the end of our first…
Read the storySupporting education is ultimately about improving student outcomes. At City Year, we believe this happens by focusing on each student’s…
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When Lisa Owusu first moved to Jacksonville for a year of service with City Year, she never imagined that she…
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As we celebrate a decade of service to the Jacksonville community, it’s impossible to overlook the significant contributions of Veronika…
Read the storyDestiny Harden, City Year Jacksonville AmeriCorps member, shares how she helped one of her fourth-grade students make significant progress in…
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“I know what it felt like to get left behind,” says Colby, a Service Leader serving his second year with…
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Working in schools can push you to a breaking point, but there will be progress.
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City Year Jacksonville alum Emily Wasek shares when she knew that she was responsible for great change in her students’…
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City Year Jacksonville AmeriCorps member Ray Van Allen chose to serve to spend time after college and before graduate school…
Read the storyThe safety and well-being of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, staff, partners and broader communities we serve is always…
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One of our guiding stories, “The Starfish Story,” is used to describe a student our AmeriCorps members know they made…
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As a native of Jacksonville, Allishia Bauman is City Year Jacksonville’s Chief of Staff and is involved in a number…
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