Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year Americorps members, students, partners and alumni.
Our City Year LA AmeriCorps members have officially been in virtual classrooms, helping our students maneuver remote learning for over two months! In…
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On September 17th, City Year Los Angeles’ Civic Engagement (CE) Team held the site’s first ever virtual service day for…
Read the storyLike so many districts across the country, schools in Los Angeles and Inglewood will continue with remote learning to start…
Read the storyWe are devastated by the news that on June 18, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies shot and killed Andrés Guardado, an…
Read the storyOn June 10th the CYLA community gathered together for our first virtual graduation to celebrate the accomplishments and the extraordinary…
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Jazmin Larumbe is serving her first year as a City Year AmeriCorps member at Jefferson High School in South-Central Los…
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Serving with City Year L.A. takes spirit, discipline, purpose, and pride, and when corps members are placed in the schools…
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“As much as I am proud of my own efforts to reach, I know so much of it is because…
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“What is an irrational fear you have?” This was a question I asked Manuel*, a tenth-grade student I mentored during…
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