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.
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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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That’s a wrap on our #MLKDay supply drive. THANK YOU for the hundreds and hundreds of items donated by @starbucks @cavs and all of you !!! On their way to our partner schools 🔜
This #MLKDay we are holding a contactless supply drive to benefit our @clevelandmetroschools and @breakthrough.cle schools. ❤ Our amazing partner @starbucks is collecting your donations at 23 of their Cleveland stores from now through January 14 (here is the setup at @sbuxwoodmere already filling up!!). Stop in and donate today! Check our story for a list of locations/items we need 📚✏
Our amazing @moundstem team hosted an @hourofcode event last week for students in grades 2-7 at Mound! Students were able to try 5 fun coding tutorials with support from their City Years (including the pictured 🐮 dressed up for pyjama day!) and learn the skills of the future. Well done to all the participants!
It's #GivingTuesday and we're grateful for your support! This year, thanks to a very generous donor your gift for the 2021-22 school year will be matched up to the first $200,000. 😮😍
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being seen in the schools where we serve. Our students are resilient, but we need your support more than ever to meet students and teachers where they are and help them bounce back from the impacts of a challenging year.
Your gift will provide students with vital support in English, math, social-emotional learning, and workforce development - helping Cleveland's next generation of leaders on the pathway to graduation and beyond.
Don't miss this chance to double your impact and provide vital support to Cleveland students!! Use the link in our bio to donate (don't forget to select "Cleveland" from the drop-down menu).
Do you want to make an impact in young scholars' lives?? Or maybe there's a young leader in your community who would make the perfect City Year Cleveland @americorps member. We have rolling admission and the next round of applications for the 2022-23 school year closes December 17. You can use the link in our bio to start your application today or connect with a recruiter for more info!
Here are the Breakthrough team enjoying their team day! Every other Friday is dedicated to learning and development, community building and gaining the resources to make the biggest impact at @breakthrough.cle schools. This day was about getting to know and love Cleveland - the team visited the @westsidemarket, @clevelandmuseumofart and @clevelandpubliclibrary.
PS - Are you ready to make an impact and have fun doing it?? You can still apply to City Year by November 15 to start December 6. Link in our bio 🙌
