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Congratulations City Year LA 2020 Corps!

July 8, 2020

On June 10th the CYLA community gathered together for our first virtual graduation to celebrate the accomplishments and the extraordinary…

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From Student to City Year AmeriCorps Member

May 21, 2020

Jazmin Larumbe is serving her first year as a City Year AmeriCorps member at Jefferson High School in South-Central Los…

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Three AmeriCorps members return to their alma mater for a year of service

March 20, 2019

Serving with City Year L.A. takes spirit, discipline, purpose, and pride, and when corps members are placed in the schools…

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The power of mentorship: why AmeriCorps member Steven chose to pay it forward

November 30, 2018

“As much as I am proud of my own efforts to reach, I know so much of it is because…

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Overcoming fear: mentoring’s challenges and rewards [Voices from the Field]

July 6, 2017

“What is an irrational fear you have?” This was a question I asked Manuel*, a tenth-grade student I mentored during…

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