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Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

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The Corps
Meet City Year Detroit’s Team Cody & Team Law!
February 23, 2024

City Year Detroit AmeriCorps members serve as Student Success Coaches from the morning bell to the end of the day…

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The Corps
Kicking Off Our 25th Year: City Year Detroit is Back to School
August 30, 2023

  Our City Year Detroit AmeriCorps members are back in schools! For the 25th school year, AmeriCorps members will provide…

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The Corps
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
May 1, 2023

City Year Detroit welcomed creative genius and novelist Andre Ebron to present on Imposter Syndrome to our AmeriCorps members and…

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The Corps
18-Minute Networking with Deloitte
February 24, 2023

City Year Detroit’s recent 18-Minute Networking event, sponsored by Deloitte, made forming professional connections a little easier.

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The Corps
Happy AmeriCorps Member Appreciation Month!

We would like to invite you to join us in showing our appreciation for our City Year Detroit AmeriCorps members…

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The Corps
It’s all about the AmeriCorps experience
February 3, 2023

City Year Detroit creates a space where our AmeriCorps members can thrive. To better prioritize the corps experience, we created…

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The Corps
Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service reminds us of mentorship and leading while contributing to others’ success.

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The Corps
AmeriCorps Appreciation Month at City Year Detroit
April 8, 2022

City Year Detroit united to appreciate our dedicated corps through a video and the support of our partners at Starbucks,…

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The Corps
Black history lesson: Compassion, understanding and critical thinking
February 22, 2022

City Year AmeriCorps member Jaybazz Jacobs shares how compassion and critical thinking can unite those who don’t share the same…

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The Corps
Building the future by going back
October 26, 2021

City Year gives AmeriCorps member Mi’Ele Booker the opportunity to be the person she needed when she was younger, especially…

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City Year AmeriCorps member on busy city street
The Corps
Seven cities where you can make a difference to students
March 10, 2021

Explore seven cities where we have a need for extraordinary young people to serve and mentor students.

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The Corps
Idealist leadership after City Year goals
February 12, 2021

Whatever life after City Year holds for AmeriCorps member Emily Stillman, she will carry our value of idealism wherever she…

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