Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
At City Year Los Angeles (CYLA), we are deeply committed to helping Los Angeles students achieve their goals, and we…
Read the storyAt City Year, service is at the heart of everything we do. But our commitment to our corps members doesn’t…
Read the storyCity Year L.A. has partnered with C5LA to provide college and grad-school application support for current AmeriCorps members. We have…
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What does it really mean to have someone, a mentor, change your life? The concept of being part of that…
Read the storyEmilio Monahan, who just completed his first year of service and will return next year on the Civic Engagement team,…
Read the storyMore than 100 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members served a total of 127,127.5 collective hours and supported more than…
Read the storyRonaldo Mateo-Ramirez had a City Year AmeriCorps member. Their support helped Ronaldo graduate high school and inspired him to join…
Read the storyCongratulations this year’s City Year Los Angeles graduates and our amazing awardees. It was truly an honor to serve alongside…
Read the storyOctober marks Filipino American Heritage Month. To celebrate, we’re spotlighting three incredible staff and corps members who left their mark…
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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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