Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year Americorps members, students, partners and alumni.
Explore seven cities where we have a need for extraordinary young people to serve and mentor students.
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“I know what it felt like to get left behind,” says Colby, a Service Leader serving his second year with…
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Working in schools can push you to a breaking point, but there will be progress.
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Alum, Emily Wasek, shares when she knew she was responsible for great change in her students’ lives.
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Ray Van Allen serves as an AmeriCorps member on the North Shore Elementary School team. I chose to serve…
Read the storyDear City Year Jacksonville Community, The safety and well-being of the City Year community—our AmeriCorps members, students, staff members, partners…
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I love the community that I found in City Year–something I have never experienced in a workplace before.
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by far the most valuable part of my past twenty months is the relationships I had the privilege to build,…
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My time with City Year Jacksonville has been a life-changing experience filled with new ideas and sparks of new personalities…
Read the storyDay in and day out, our AmeriCorps members dedicate themselves to a cause greater than self. The work they do…
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At City Year, we give ourselves to our students and teammate from sunrise to sunset on average five days a…
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My value band is a daily reminder of the promise I made when I signed up for City Year: believe…
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