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

On October 9th, The Los Angeles Rams honored City Year Los Angeles Program Manager and alum, Silvia Fausto, during their…
Read the storyCongratulations to the City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps class of 2022! The impact each of our corps members made both…
Read the storyOn January 17th our Los Angeles Civic Engagement Team (CE) brought together 230 staff and AmeriCorps members for a “Day…
Read the storyEarlier this month our Los Angeles Civic Engagement Team teamed up with our partners at Snapchat for World Kindness Week…
Read the storyThis past October marked Filipino American Heritage Month, celebrating Filipino culture and the immense impact and contributions that the Filipino…
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Earlier this month we virtually welcomed our 2021-22 AmeriCorps class, marking the official beginning of our 15th year of service in Los Angeles and Inglewood. Our Opening Day celebration…
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There are over 600,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who need and deserve our support in order…
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City Year Los Angeles’ Executive Director Dr. Sandra Cano sat down with our Team Leader at Jefferson High School, Jaime Romero, to chat about what her…
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This Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, we’re highlighting four Latinx members of our community that inspire us and exemplify City Year values…
Read the storyEarlier this month we graduated our 2020-21 AmeriCorps class, marking the end of our 14th year of service in Los Angeles. This year’s corps…
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In honor of Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American Heritage Month we are celebrating our APIDA-identifying alumni and the incredible careers…
Read the storyBy: Alejandro Higareda City Year L.A. AmeriCorps member, NOW Academy Given the virtual learning setting, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in-class spaces for social activity have…
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