City Year
Boston

🚨Sponsor Appreciation🚨
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Today we want to highlight our sponsor, @BankofAmerica! 🎉 They have been a corporate partner since the organization started in 1988 and have been a national leadership Sponsor since 2004. This year they are sponsoring the team at @cyb_techboston! 😊Not only that but they gifted us a grant for $25,000 in support of our expansion with @Everret_schools. Thank you BoA for continuing to support our mission and students. We appreciate you! ❤️💛
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[Picture description: Our AmeriCorps members a part of the @BankOfAmerica team standing in front of their school, smiling under their mask.]
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#AppreciationPost #SponsorAppreciation #BoA #BankOfAmerica #tbt #Thursday #CityOfBoston #CityOfEverret #CityYear #AmeriCorps #Mentorship #GetThingsDone ...

#WhyIServeWednesday with Maia Hay on the #SummitPartners team proudly serving at Up Academy Boston.

“When I was in middle school, I went to an event in Boston on MLK Day called Project 351. I met City Year AmeriCorps members for the first time that year and immediately loved the energy. I felt so welcomed and accepted as a middle schooler. It ended up changing my life and the way I thought about service and how it impacts people’s lives. From there I would go back for the reunions every year. I decided I wanted to do a year of service from a very young age. However, at college I forgot about the program for a while. It was not until the pandemic hit, and I was cleaning out my old room. There I found an old board that said, “Join City Year.” Life felt like it was upside down, but for me seeing that board felt like a sign. It reminded me of my goal. I serve because I want to try and be a mentor and support system to students just as Corps members were for me all those years ago. I’ve come full circle because now I’m serving in a middle school. The same year I first met my City Years. And I’m learning from my students just as much, if not more than they do from me.”

A fun fact is that Maia lives on an aviary and apiary. She started showing birds when she was 7 years old and fell in love with them. She currently has over 100 birds. Not only that but she started bee keeping during the pandemic! Thank you for sharing your story, Maia. We’re so happy you came full circle and are serving with us! ...

This year is the first year Indigenous People Day is being recognized in Boston. Mayor Kim Janey says, “I encourage the city of Boston to observe Indigenous Peoples Day in lieu of Columbus Day by reflecting upon the dispossession of the homeland of the Massachusetts Tribe.”*
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Today we encourage folx to continue to ask questions, and learn more about the indigenous history, cultures, and stories.
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This beautiful artwork is done by @soni_artist. Make sure to follow for more incredible content.
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*(According to NBC 10 Boston.)
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[Photo description: A beautiful graphic created by @soni_artist of an indigenous person in a field filled with flowers and the text, "It's A Beautiful Day to be Indigenous."]
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It’s #WhyIServeWednesday and today we’re highlighting Brianna Braden. 🤗 She is a proud first-year AmeriCorps member a part of the @edelmanfinancialengines team serving at @cygb_whittier in @cityofeverettma @everett_schools. 😄

“I serve because I believe that students are the future, that they have the power to change the world for the better if given the right resources, tools, and support systems. I serve because I believe that education offers hope for a world that is rooted in justice, equity, and empathy. I serve because I believe that our country is worthy of the values, we profess ourselves to believe, and that we have the power to not just have it be a set of ideals but truth. I serve because I believe in the common humanity, dignity, and value of every person especially our children. I serve because I believe the world can be beautiful and our students deserve a beautiful future. My name is Brianna Braden, and I proudly serve as an Americorp Member at Sumner G. Whittier in Everett, Massachusetts as part of City Year Greater Boston.” ❤️💛

When Brianna is not serving, she loves to write poetry and is in the process of submitting a poetry manuscript to different poetry competitions throughout the country! WOW, what a rockstar.

After her year of service, she would like to pursue her graduate degree in either education or social work! Thank you for sharing your passions with us, Brianna. 😊
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[Photo description: City Year branded graphic with a picture of Brianna smiling brightly in her City Year uniform t-shirt and iconic red Jacket.]
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#Repost from our @BankOfAmerica team serving at @cyb_techboston in #Dorchester
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Happy #FeelGoodFriday everyone! Who else is smiling from ear👂 to ear👂 after a week of learning and growing with students? I know this team is. 😄🤗
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Share with us a ripple, joy, or appreciation you have from this past week. 👇👇👇👇
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[photo description: the @bankofamerica team serving at @cyb_techboston smiling bright in front of their school.]
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#FeelGoodFriday #FridayMood #Mentors #RoleModels #Service #NationalService #AmeriCorps #Dorchester #CityOfBoston ...