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

Fall weather is gradually settling in, and the 2021-22 school year is well underway! This year, City Year Philadelphia is…
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Team Leaders Tessa Hannigan (Sullivan Elementary School) and Emilio Weber (Blaine School) share their experiences serving with City Year Philly…
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Last Monday, August 9 marked the official first day of City Year Philadelphia’s 2021-22 service year with the start of…
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AmeriCorps members Andrea Barajas (top left), Lauren Moore (top right), Jessica Szasz (bottom left), and Samirah Thompson (bottom right) discuss…
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City Year Philadelphia’s 2020-2021 service year formally concluded last Friday, June 11 with a virtual Graduation ceremony. AmeriCorps members, CYP…
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On Wednesday, May 12, members of the City Year Philadelphia (CYP) community gathered for the fourth and final virtual school…
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On Tuesday, March 23, members of the City Year Philly community gathered for our third virtual school visit with AmeriCorps…
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Hidden figures: The corps of young people helping build stronger educational networks.
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Blaine School AmeriCorps members William Glover-Flood and Tykira Mitchell teach students about important Black figures as part of Black History…
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Our City Year AmeriCorps members serve in schools to promote educational equity as student success coaches. Learn more about service…
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City Year Philly staff and AmeriCorps members Egypt Worthy (top left), Grant Draughn (top right), Kylie Brazil (bottom left), and…
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City Year Philadelphia was pleased to sit down with Nellie Vinograd, a Senior AmeriCorps member who came to Philadelphia to…
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