City Year Cleveland
Cleveland’s revitalized downtown, lakefront park and world-class museums make this low-key Midwestern city a cool place to be. For more than two decades, City Year AmeriCorps members have served Cleveland’s schools, helping students to thrive.
Support students in Cleveland
We are City Year. We are challenging the educational status quo with tenacity, passion and empathy. We create environments where young people feel like they belong, so they can fulfill their potential.
In 2019, Cleveland became just the fourth city in the country to be named a Say Yes to Education chapter.
While the graduation rate for the Class of 2018 was 74.6% – marking a 22.5% increase since 2010 – much work is still left to do. More than 60% of the district’s students are still reading below grade level.
We partner with educators while supporting, mentoring and lifting up our students so that they are able to fully take advantage of their drive and skill sets.
Ready to apply?
Great! We are excited to work together to grow our communities, while you learn valuable skills for the future.
Start application Connect with a recruiterGo into your City Year with resource and information from classroom environments to housing, and some hidden gems to help you feel like a part of the community during your City Year Cleveland experience.
A big city with a small-town feel, Cleveland offers a wide range of opportunities and entertainment for young people. Now more than ever, Cleveland is a great place for young people to make their mark and generate long-term positive impact in the community.
Read about our local benefitsWe’ll walk you through how to use the RTA to get across the city, how and where to find roommates and housing, and some hidden gems to make you feel like a local during your City Year Cleveland experience.
See our Cleveland city guideThese talented professionals support City Year Cleveland's impact with students and schools.
Read more about Leadership | ClevelandCity Year depends on committed public and private sector partners in Cleveland to support our work.
Read more about Partnerships | ClevelandWe want you to know that every donation goes where it belongs—to support the students and schools that need it...
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Let's try this again... out of an abundance of caution, we're holding our 2021 Opening Day virtually on Fri Oct 29th. You're all invited to join City Year, our school partners and friends in CLE to help us welcome our @americorps members #backtoschool! Register using the link in our bio 🙌
Our @cityyearcle team at @breakthrough.cle E-Prep & Village Prep Cliffs are getting ready to welcome students back next week! #studentsfirst #cityyear
@cityyearcle representing at the Slavic Village Back to School Fair on Saturday! Thanks team for supporting our SV partners at this great event!
Our @cityyearcle Impact team has been hard at work since July getting our @americorps members ready for service. Hard to believe Basic Training Academy wraps up this week and City Year teams start in schools! #cityyearsalwaysready #studentsfirst
Welcome to our 2021-2022 @cityyearcle AmeriCorps members starting this week! Thank you for serving with us. Can’t wait to get to know you.
@cityyearcle and our ED Toi Comer at Fox 8 this morning, for #Stuff the Bus to support the Cleveland Kids in Need Center! By 7 p.m., drop off school supplies and other items at Fox 8 studios, 5800 Dick Goddard Way. See a list of needs at bit.ly/2UD1Kpa @fox8newscleveland
