One year just isn’t enough. By returning for a second 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 (opportunities available in Baton Rouge, Buffalo, Dallas, Denver, Jacksonville, New Orleans, New Hampshire and Tulsa.)
Teaching fellowship
Multiyear teacher preparation, modeled after medical residency training, create locally specialized and nationally relevant pathways into the teaching profession (opportunities available in Denver, Boston, Milwaukee and Providence). Learn more about City Year’s Teacher Pathways Strategy.
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.
Learn about Team Care Force
Civic Engagement
Lead physical service events in schools and communities (opportunities available in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C.)
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 2023–2024 school year:
All of our locations will have a $935 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax), with the following exceptions:
Providence: $982 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Sacramento: $1,008 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia: $1,050 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Jacksonville: $1,053 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Chicago and Miami: $1,075 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Baton Rouge, Cleveland, Columbus, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Milwaukee, San Antonio, San José, Tulsa and Washington, D.C $1,179 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Boston: $1,214 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
New York: $1,237 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
The stipend for AmeriCorps members serving as Team Leaders, Service Leaders and Civic Engagement in the 2023–2024 school year:
All of our locations will have a $1,068 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax), with the following exceptions:
Providence: $1,122 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Sacramento: $1,152 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Jacksonville: $1,173 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia: $1,200 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Chicago and Miami: $1,228 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Baton Rouge, Cleveland, Columbus, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Milwaukee, San Antonio, San José, Tulsa and Washington, D.C: $1,347 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Boston: $1,388 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
New York: $1,414 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.
