City Year
Boston
While Boston’s nickname is The Hub, known for being a vibrant center for academia, business, tech and medicine, some students in Boston face significant challenges every day. Together we can help students build on their strengths and thrive.
Support students in Boston
We are City Year. We are challenging the educational status quo with tenacity, passion and empathy. We create environments where young people feel like they belong, so they can fulfill their potential.
Hello, Boston!
With a strong culture and rich history, Boston has evolved into a welcoming and energetic city that is full of young professionals.
Addressing the challenge
There are 265 highly-skilled AmeriCorps members working with students throughout Boston.
Our impact in Boston
We partner with educators while supporting, mentoring and lifting up our students so that they are able to fully take advantage of their drive and skill sets.
Ready to apply?
Great! We are excited to work together to grow our communities, while you learn valuable skills for the future.
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Go into your City Year with resources and information from classroom environments to housing, and some hidden gems to help you feel like a part of the community during your City Year Boston experience.
Why Boston?
Boston is considered a world leader in innovation, education and the arts and is an ideal place to spend a year making an impact, growing as a leader and pursuing unique career opportunities.
Read about the local benefitsHow to make it in Boston
We’ll walk you through how to use the MBTA to get across the city, how and where to find roommates and housing, and some hidden gems to make you feel like a local during your City Year Boston experience.
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City Year enables the leaders of tomorrow to impact our communities today. Join us in helping all students thrive.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” *And a team to bring it to life!
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Today at @excelhighsb we had almost 300 volunteers join our @bostoncivicengagement team in transforming the school's learning spaces with beautiful murals and helping put together resource kits for students!
A special thank you to #TeamMagenta @tmobile for sponsoring the service project & to @nationalgrid for sponsoring our BCE Team! 💖
We couldn’t have pulled this off without the help of all our dedicated volunteers! Thank you all again for making MLK Day 'a day on, not off!' #CYMLK #MLKDAY
At City Year, we are motivated to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day ON, not a day off. Our goal is to shine a light on the power of service and how it can improve the educational opportunities for our students every day. In honor of Dr. King's legacy, we are honored to bring together volunteers from all over Boston to help make schools a place where students feel comfortable and want to come and learn through physical service. We hope to see you there! 😊 • [Photo description: 1) A colorful graphic with an MLK quote that says, “Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve." 2) A black and white photo of Martin Luther King.] ___________________
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Cycling, yoga, swimming, weight-lifting, zumba and so much more are now available to our corps thanks to our partner - YMCA Greater Boston! No matter if working out is already part of your regular self-care, or if you're looking to try something new for 2020, we are so grateful for this partnership!😄🤸
• [Photo description: 1) three corps smiling members with the YMCA membership sheets on their laps. 2) Corps members at CYB lobby eagerly signing up for the YMCA membership.] ____________
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Happy Monday CYB family & friends! We hope it's been a good start to the week so far. Just a friendly reminder that MLK Day is just 7 days away! The service projects will include: •Re-painting cafeterias and interior spaces 🍎🥪🍴
•Painting murals 🎨
•Making MCAS Testing kits 📓✏️
We can't wait to serve with you at Excel High School! Tag a friend who you're coming with! [Photo Description: 1) A colorful graphic countdown till MLK Day. 2) volunteers gathered around a cafeteria table, laughing while doing a service project at last year's MLK Day. 3) Three volunteers painting a mural on the school's wall with words such as, "fair access, equality, social justice, imagination, and more.]
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It's National Mentorship Month CYB! Did you know that 1 in 3 young people grow up without a mentor? As a City Year AmeriCorps member, not only will you be working with young students and helping them reach their full potential, you'll also be a role model for them to look up to. Does this sound like something you would be interested in? Apply to be a corps member today and become a part of our red jacket team! Link is in the bio. 🤗❤️ [Photo description:1) Americorps members sitting around the table with three students with bright smiles. 2) An ACM and a student having fun, playing basketball. 3) A Corps member sitting next to a student smiling at him.]
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Today is National I Am A Mentor Day, and we wanted to know what mentorship means to our Americorps members. This is what one of them said, "To me mentorship means being someone's advocate, listening to their needs, and helping them reach their greatest potential." - ACM Priyanka Santhapuram
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What does mentorship mean to you? Comment down below!😊
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[Photo description: Priyanka smiling brightly in her CY red jacket.]
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