City Year Detroit
Detroit’s diversity, thriving arts and food scenes, and legendary music all make the city unique and vibrant, but Detroit’s greatest assets are its people and sense of community.
Serving in Detroit
While Detroit is widely known for being a vibrant center for academia, business, tech and medicine, some students in Detroit face significant challenges every day. As the largest school district in Michigan, the Detroit School District serves more than 15,000 students across 125 schools.
Your corps experience
City Year is a key partner to the Detroit School District in creating equitable learning opportunities for all students and develop the city’s future leaders. AmeriCorps members support teachers and staff in delivering instruction that serves the development of the whole child and is responsive to the diverse racial, cultural and linguistic needs of Detroit youth.
With more than 76% of students tutored by AmeriCorps members last year improving their test scores, AmeriCorps members are truly making an impact. A close-knit community with ample opportunities to develop meaningful personal and professional relationships, Detroit is an ideal place to serve.
Serving in Detroit schools
- Serve in one of 10 elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Detroit area
- Work with a committed and diverse group of 6–15 City Year AmeriCorps members who share your passion for service and personal growth
Community involvement
Create a positive climate of high expectations and engagement that ripples throughout the greater Detroit community.
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Over the years, we years we have built robust relationships with the Detroit School District teachers, families and the community at large. We can’t wait to welcome you.
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This year, 90 City Year AmeriCorps members will support thousands of students in 10 Detroit schools.
Every year we hold events to celebrate our corps, students, and community at large.
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Happy MLK Jr. Day! A day of service for City Year AmeriCorps members across the country. This day is an important one to us as City Year’s mission as an organization is based on Dr. King’s writings, beliefs, mission to help build the “Beloved Community”. This year we volunteered with @themissioncontinues and @bgcsem building cubbies, painting cornhole platforms and doors, building bikes for kids and writing notes of encouragement for our young kiddos learning to read.
Every day as a City Year is a day dedicated to service, but this one is a little more special. We hope that each and every day all of YOU are able to build our beloved community, there is no way to small or large to do so!
#makebetterhappen #cityyear #detroit #mlk #mlkday2020 #service #community
When you work in a school the days can be LONG and our AmeriCorps members know that well. Thankfully our amazing team partner @starbucks Has our back handing out coffee to the school staff, parents, and our team. The work is hard, but we’re all in it together!
#extrashotofgood #detroit #makebetterhappen
Thank you @detroitlionsnfl for bringing the holiday cheer early this season! Players, cheerleaders, and even Roary visited Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle with presents and hugs. So happy to have you all as a team partner to #makebetterhappen !
It’s that time of year! You stocked up on all you’re amazing Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals and then you take stock of things you value in life. Like a quality and equitable education for the young students of Detroit! Please consider giving (any amount) in support of the amazing young people working as tutors and mentors for students in DPSCD schools each day. “When students rise, we all rise” *link in bio!* #givingtuesday #cityyear #detroit #makebetterhappen
Thursday is the day! Join over 300 of Detroit’s most talented women from the business, education and philanthropic sectors to discuss the current state of education in Detroit.
You will network, eat good food, and learn how we can all affect change in our community.
Link to tickets in our bio, message us with questions and see you there!
#makebetterhappen #detroit
When you serve with City Year, your work doesn’t end when the final bell rings. Check out our amazing @americorps members hosting a writing club for students after school. Now that’s how you #makebetterhappen *repost from @nobleschooldetroitmi *
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“There are many facets to writing, and for the majority of us it’s a difficult task. Some kids don’t like to write because it’s tricky, while others fear it because it’s so personal.
So how do you engage your students in writing while teaching them to string together a proper sentence? How do you alleviate their fears?
Our City Year mentors @cityyeardetroit have started a wonderful writing club for Noble students in grades 3-8. The Knight Writers After-School Writing Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:50-4:30 pm. The City Year team provides engaging writing activities to increase skills and motivation for their students.
Stay tuned! We’ll do a monthly follow up to let you know how our kids are doing. ✍🏽 #cityyear #writing #skills #students #goals #success #DPSCD #nobleknights”
