One year just isn’t enough. By returning for another year of service, you’ll build on the skills and relationships you’ve built in your first year to help ensure that our students continue to benefit from City Year.
In-school opportunities
Help students and AmeriCorps members thrive in and out of the classroom:
Second-year corps member
Continue to see your students grow and build on the skills you developed as a first-year corps member by directly supporting students in the classroom and being a guide to your teammates as they embark on their first City Year.
Team leader
Support and coach a team of first-year AmeriCorps members while working closely with your school administrator and partner teachers to help ensure the success of students.
Service leader
Lead and support a team of first-year AmeriCorps members while continuing your work with students in the classroom.
Pilot Positions: School Day Learning Coach or Afterschool Enrichment Coach
Continue to see your students grow and build on the skills you developed as a first-year corps member while having more time back in your schedule by serving in either a 1200-hour or 900-hour role. Learn More.
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Participate in a one-year teacher preparation program, receive a master’s degree and teaching certification, and join a community of teachers across the nation dedicated to serving students in under-resourced schools through this 1700-hour role (opportunities available in Denver, Greater Boston andMilwaukee). Learn more about the teaching fellowship and City Year’s Teacher Pathways Strategy.
Social Work Fellow
While participatingin a two-year social work graduate program (earning a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree) learn from school social workers, psychologists, and behavior interventionists serving alongside other City Year AmeriCorps members to support student social emotional learning and development for one or two years through this 1200-hour role (opportunity available in Denver). Learn more about this opportunity by emailing mdaep@cityyear.org.
I wanted to have the opportunity in guiding others to have a meaningful year of service while challenging myself as a leader. My passion to giving back and serving students is what brought me back to serve another year and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Jennifer Camacho (Los Angeles ’16, ’17)
Physical service opportunities
Care Force
Lead and engage corporate sponsors in transformative service projects across the country. Based out of headquarters in Boston.
Learn about Team Care Force
Civic Engagement
Lead physical service events in schools and communities.
Learn more about civic engagement opportunities.
Stipend
Serving with City Year is about so much more than the money. It’s about the students you’ll help realize their potential. It’s about the bonds you’ll forge with your team. It’s about becoming an integral part of the community. We know that it is challenging to live on the stipend and we’re committed to ensuring that service is financially feasible for everyone. With our locations increasing our living stipends, serving with City Year is more possible than ever!
The stipend for second year AmeriCorps members serving in the 2024–2025 school year:
The stipend for second year AmeriCorps members serving in the 2024–2025 school year:
Columbia, Little Rock, and New Hampshire: $935 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Providence: $982 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Memphis and Orlando: $1,050 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Denver: $1,142 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Chicago: $1,163 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Baton Rouge, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, San Antonio, and Seattle/King County: $1,179 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
The stipend for AmeriCorps members serving as Team Leaders, Service Leaders and Civic Engagement in the 2024–2025 school year:
The stipend for AmeriCorps members serving as Team Leaders, Service Leaders, Civic Engagement and Graduate Teaching Fellows in the 2024–2025 school year:
Columbia, Little Rock, New Hampshire, and Buffalo: $1,068 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Baton Rouge, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, San Antonio, Seattle/King County, Tulsa and Washington, D.C: $1,347 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
San José/Silicon Valley: $1,664 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Benefits
Explore all the benefits you’ll receive as an AmeriCorps member, including a bi-weekly stipend, health insurance, an education award, and access to scholarships and other career resources.
