City Year
Kansas City
Think big city with the comfort and friendliness of your hometown. Kansas City offers an easy commute, bustling arts scene, and countless BBQ joints. AmeriCorps members make a difference every day in the lives of students by serving full-time in city schools.
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Benefits & Resources
Experience with kids is a plus, but it’s not the only way to stand out. Tutoring and mentoring kids is...
Read more about Thinking about a year of service in Kansas City? Here’s what recruiters think you should know.
The Corps
Explore seven cities where we have a need for extraordinary young people to serve and mentor students.
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Education
Thanks first must go to Historian Carter G. Woodson for creating Negro History Week in 1926 to celebrate the profound...
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Our Impact
When people told me City Year would be hard, they talked a lot about long hours and paperwork and getting enough “minutes”. Yes, all those...
Read more about This is Hard. Be Strong.
