Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Earlier this month we graduated our 2020-2021 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps class, marking the end of our 14th year of service in Los…
Read the storyIn honor of AmeriCorps month, we caught up with 6 of our alumni who have continued with national service beyond…
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Left: Amanda Gamble during her time serving with City Year Philadelphia in 2011-2012. Right: Amanda with Mayor Jim Kenney and…
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On Thursday October 22, 2020 my fellow teammates Karli Swensen, Avery Brick and I interviewed City Year Sacramento (’12-13′) and…
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Karli, Eric and I were very excited and thankful to get to speak with Egypt Worthy over Microsoft Teams on…
Read the storyEach month as part of our alumni newsletter, we feature some of our amazing alumni and what they’ve been up…
Read the storyI applied for City Year senior year of college, knowing that I eventually wanted to go to graduate school to…
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Meet City Year Boston alum and Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship winner Clark Shimeall who shares about his journey with City…
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Today City Year New Orleans celebrates Future Teachers of America Day! Every year, 20% of our AmeriCorps members become teachers…
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Amber Cox first learned about City Year when she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business management at The College of New Jersey. It…
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City Year D.C. alum Lee Ann Rice shares why she chose to serve with City Year and how her service…
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Originally from Midlothian, Virginia, Alexis Smith attended the University of Virginia. She then served in Philadelphia at Feltonville School of…
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