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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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Our Alumni
Alumni Corner: Thanaa Muhammad
September 29, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: From Service to Schools Meet Thanaa Muhammad, a City Year ’23–’24 alum who turned her year of service…

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Our Community
A Decade of Leadership: An Interview with City Year LA Board Member Kam Ghassemieh

For more than a decade, Kam Ghassemieh has been one of City Year Los Angeles’ biggest champions. His journey with…

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The Corps
Want increased student attendance? Focus on relationships, joy and belonging.
September 22, 2025

September is Attendance Awareness Month, and our partner Attendance Works is providing several new resources for families and educators aimed…

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Benefits & Resources
City Year offers a fantastic gap year experience
September 15, 2025

If you are a recent high school graduate or a current college student unsure what to do this fall, City…

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Our Impact
City Year Bay Area Celebrates at the 49ers Foundation’s Annual Players for a Purpose Event
August 28, 2025

City Year Bay Area had the honor of participating in the 49ers Foundation’s Annual Kickoff: Players for a Purpose event…

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Our Alumni
Reflecting on a Year of Service: Caitlyn Johnson
August 26, 2025

For many AmeriCorps members, a year of service means early mornings in classrooms. For Caitlyn Johnson, it meant paintbrushes, teamwork,…

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Benefits & Resources
Top “durable” skills employers want you to have today
August 18, 2025

Read more and check the City Year blog to learn the soft skills our corps members gain through a year…

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The Corps
Making the most of your City Year AmeriCorps experience
August 4, 2025

Next week, many City Year sites, including City Year Philadelphia, will welcome their new first year AmeriCorps to their pre-service…

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City Year classroom in school service
Benefits & Resources
Top five questions you have about City Year service, answered
August 1, 2025

Have some burning questions before applying to serve with City Year? Find those answers here!

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Our Alumni
Alumni Corner: Vanessa Rivera
July 29, 2025

Vanessa Served as a Student Success Coach in 2024 – 2025 Current Company and Job Title: KIPP: Prize Preparatory Academy,…

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Our Impact
Curious about City Year? Five helpful facts about serving as an AmeriCorps member

Five helpful facts about serving as a City Year AmeriCorps member One of the most frequent questions that City Year…

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AmeriCorps member Samantha Richard poses in the classroom with a book she plans to read to her first grade students.
The Corps
Five things I wish I knew as an incoming City Year AmeriCorps member
July 25, 2025

Before the start of a new school year, City Year’s 29 U.S. sites welcome a new group of talented and…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners