Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
 
								City Year AmeriCorps members work side-by-side in collaboration with their partner teachers to fully support their students in the classroom. We are…
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								City Year and Search Institute have been working together since 2017 to explore how City Year AmeriCorps members in Columbus,…
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								City Year, Hour of Code and digital learning opportunities City Year is sharing fun and engaging Hour of Code activities…
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								Each weekday, I wake up promptly at 5:30 am. I start my day with a nice cup of coffee and…
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								Our service partner was La Casa Norte, whose mission is to serve youth and families confronting homelessness. They provide access…
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								$10,386. Statistics from a 2012 Frontline PBS article show that if you drop out of high school chances are that…
Read the storyAt my City Year partner school, AmeriCorps members provide at-risk students with routine and personalized interventions throughout the year. Interventions…
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								In commemoration of Black History Month 2019, City Year Philadelphia has recognized and paid homage to African-American pioneers in education….
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								Today, Ruby is 64 years old and she still calls New Orleans home. There, she runs the Ruby Bridges Foundation…
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								This year, City Year Milwaukee was chosen to be a part of the Network for School Improvement pilot program.
Read the storyThis school year, the City Year Philadelphia AmeriCorps team serving at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School saw a unique opportunity to address two…
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								Longtime supporters of City Year and AmeriCorps gathered on Capitol Hill this spring in support of national service programs that…
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