Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the city of Buffalo has the largest school district in the region, serving more than 30,000 students. Together with teachers and community partners, we are supporting student success and working to improve high school graduation rates.
While Buffalo is widely known for being a vibrant center for academia, business, tech and medicine, some students in Buffalo face significant challenges every day. The Buffalo School District serves more than 15,000 students across 125 schools. District-wide, more than 70% of students participate in a state assistance program.
I started my first year of service thinking I needed to help create footsteps that students in my hometown could follow, but coming into Founding Year as a Service Leader, I knew I had to create my own vision and help students find their own way.
Candace Neal City Year Buffalo, '19–'20
Your corps experience
City Year is a key partner to five Buffalo charter schools in creating equitable learning opportunities for all students and develop the city’s future leaders. AmeriCorps members support teachers and staff in delivering instruction that serves the development of the whole child and is responsive to the diverse racial, cultural and linguistic needs of Buffalo youth.
With more than 76% of students tutored by AmeriCorps members last year improving their test scores, AmeriCorps members are truly making an impact. A close-knit community with ample opportunities to develop meaningful personal and professional relationships, Buffalo is an ideal place to serve. By engaging students, families and community organizations, City Year helps the Buffalo community achieve.
Join us this Friday from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM at @buffalocollegiate as we host our first in-person Opening Day since 2019! You can join us virtually or in person by registering here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/buffy2opeda/event/837858/...
Congratulations @govkathyhochul on being the first female governor and first #NewYorkGovernor from #Buffalo! We will be cheering for your success and give you the same advice you gave our @americorps members last year!...
We can’t believe it’s already the end of week two of our #BasicTrainingAcademy! We can’t wait to introduce you to our teams next week!
In the meantime here’s a #flashbackfriday to a few of our training sessions from the last two weeks including a panel with local community organizations (@openbuffalo, @leadershipbuffalo, @bigbigtable), a learning from Leaderships with our market President @meracognitive, and an emergency response training with @crisisservices! #CityYear #servicetoacausegreaterthanself #AmeriCorps #Training #Buffalo #BuffaLove...
Thrilled to be welcoming in our new @americorps Members for the first day of our #BasicTrainingAcademy, while practicing #covid_19 precautions! #Buffalo #CityYear #BuffaLove...
We are thrilled to be welcoming our @americorps members for the 2021-2022 school year today! We’ve been preparing for this day for a long time now, by adding three amazing new impact managers, welcoming in/back six incredible Service Leaders, and holding a two day retreat for our staff and returning AmeriCorps Members. Stay tuned as we highlight our new staff and AmeriCorps Members over the next few weeks....
#ThankYou Aaron Hayes for serving on our board representing @keybank! Aaron currently serves as a department manager & Vice President for Key in addition to serving on our board! Aaron is an active voice in the #Diversity, #Equity, and #Inclusion work at #KeyBank and has helped connect us with the #AfricanHeritage Networking Group as well as others. #BoardSpotlight #SiteBoard...
