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Thinking about applying to serve with City Year AmeriCorps? Here are five key things you should consider first!
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Service Year Advisors help prospective and confirmed corps members move from application to registration and are a valuable resource to...
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The interview is a space for you to tell your prospective employer more about your background, experiences, and to express…
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Service Year Advisors help prospective and confirmed corps members move from application to registration and are a valuable resource to…
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Thinking about applying to serve with City Year AmeriCorps? Here are five key things you should consider first!
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Bringing ‘Hour of Code’ and established afterschool programs to online learning is keeping students connected during COVID-19
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What if every student had a near-peer tutor, mentor and role model—a Student Success Coach—to help them stay engaged and…
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The power of diverse educational representation Abraham Galán still remembers what it’s like to feel out-of-place in school. Growing up…
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A Baton Rouge program is working to set students on a path to success by providing academic support and creating...
Read more about Baton Rouge organization making positive impacts with focus on academic success“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton Isaac...
Read more about Honoring and Remembering Dee Dee ReillyConsider serving with City Year Baton Rouge! Here are three ways they work to support AmeriCorps members through their year...
Read more about Three amazing ways to support AmeriCorps membersIn Chinese culture each year corresponds with twelve animals on the Chinese calendar, almost like a mascot for the year....
Read more about "City Year" of the Rat: A Journey in Self-Growth
