Our stories
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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You may not have heard a whole lot about Buffalo, New York, but it’s the second biggest city in the…
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What does it mean to take a holistic approach to financial wellness? How do you take the full context of…
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In honor of National Coming Out Day, City Year is reasserting our desire to create welcoming spaces where we work…
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A recently issued report from the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) shows a dramatic increase in the number of…
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I’m Lily Proudman and from 2018 to 2020, I served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. I…
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As City Year centers equity in our research work, we’ve defined and adjusted new capacities: community-based action research, trend forecasting…
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As an organization committed to continuous learning, the ways in which we and our partners seek to make an impact…
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This blog is based on an AmeriCorps member training guide sponsored by Colgate, which in 2022 awarded City Year the…
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A City Year staff member shares how she uses baking to connect, tell stories and work through life’s toughest moments…
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We’re sharing our new research and learning agenda and our journey to embrace an equity-focused approach as we seek to…
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City Year is dedicated to adopting an asset-based approach to describe the students, schools and communities we serve.
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Anthony Lawrence is an impact manager for City Year Kansas City, guiding and supporting a team of City Year AmeriCorps…
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