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5 things you should know before applying
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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As an organization that’s trying to shift to more asset-based language and better honor and celebrate the students and schools…
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The trusting relationships City Year Memphis created with AmeriCorps members and school partners led to deeper collaboration during the pandemic.
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Working with partners to design equitable learning environments is an important part of City Year’s innovation and school design efforts.
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Get ready to put your digital #NosesOn to help Red Nose Day raise funds that support students, teachers and AmeriCorps…
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Three immediate things we can do to help students and teachers
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Here are four ways we work to support City Year AmeriCorps member wellbeing and mental health during their service year…
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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
