City Year
Los Angeles
An exciting city with endless opportunities and places to explore, Los Angeles is a leading cultural center and the perfect place for young adults to make a lasting impact as they grow as leaders and professionals.
Support students in Los Angeles
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.
Known for its flawless year-round weather and home to the epicenter of the entertainment industry, L.A. attracts people from all around the world to work, live and prosper.
Across City Year Los Angeles’ partner schools, approximately 70% of students in are considered off track in English Language Arts and approximately 80% are considered off track in Math. Together, we can make a difference for Los Angeles’ students.
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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Throughout the service year, City Year Los Angeles is dedicated to providing AmeriCorps members with a valuable experience by equipping them with the tools, resources and training to help students improve their performance in school while simultaneously developing professional skills.
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Wishing everyone a safe Thanksgiving! Although 2020 has been a tough year for everyone, there are many things to be grateful for today and every day. We are extremely grateful for our CYLA @americorps members who live out our mission every day and our champions who continue to stand by us and support the work we do. We could not sustain our impact without all of you. 💛
This Thanksgiving let us not only spread kindness and give back where we can but also remember the history behind this day, and honor this land which is rooted in indigenous cultures and nations.
Photo credit: @cityyear 💛
“I serve with @CityYear to break down educational barriers and provide under-resourced students with another chance to grow and see their true potential.”
Today’s #WhyIServeWednesday shout-out goes to our @AmeriCorps member Jacqueline Guzman from our team at Nava College Prep! As she went on to share, Jacqueline serves in order to “make educational spaces more inclusive for all students regardless of any intersectional identity they may have.” She also serves “to empower our students to look for what they need and stand up for themselves when they need to.” Thank you for your service Jacqueline, and for helping empower our students! #WhyIServe
Every month we dedicate an entire day for our @americorps members to focus on professional development and explore their career path for #LeadershipAfterCityYear (LACY).
Thank you to Fara Leff of @klutchsports, J Erving of @humanresourcesla and Vanessa Anderson of @amprgroup for kicking off our LACY Day programming during November Summit yesterday! These amazing individuals were able to drop gems and keys to our AmeriCorps members about work ethic, mentors and other career interest beyond the education world! Much love and gratitude to @wearecrownandconquer for helping us secure our awesome panel and for sharing your resources.
As part of our day-long LACY event our corps members also participated in a virtual networking opportunity where they interacted with working professionals in entertainment, law, medicine, education, & much more! Thank you to all the amazing guest speakers who shared their time with us and shared their inspiring stories with our team. #GiftInTheShift #LACY #CYLA
Did you get the answer right? Continue testing your knowledge with us at our “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader” themed virtual fundraiser, Play.Drink.Give. on December 16th. Learn more at cityyear.la/playdrinkgive or at the link in our bio. Let us know if you’re as excited as we are! 🙌🏽
Get to know our Associates Board a little more at https://www.cityyear.org/los-angeles/leadership/associate-board/
We’re giving away 2 free tickets to our reimagined Associates Board Fundraiser, Play.Drink.Give! Want in on all the fun? All you have to do is “Like” this post, “Share” this post on your story (making sure to tag us at @CityYearLA!), and tag your “plus 1” in the comments below! 🙌🏽 Please note that if your Instagram account is on private, you will need to DM us a screenshot of your post.
The last day to enter is Thursday, December 10th at 5pm, and the winner will be announced on Friday, December 11th. The winner will receive 2 free tickets to Play. Drink. Give., along with a @CityYearLA swag box designed by our very own @Cyla_lace team! Good luck! 💛
Join us on Monday, December 14th, for a townhall discussion with California First Partner @jennifersiebelnewsom regarding the critical role that social emotional development can play in supporting students with distance learning. We will hear from experts Dr. Robert Balfanz, Dr. Hilaria Bauer, and Michelle Blanton about what students need now and what they will need after the pandemic in order to recover and thrive. RSVP today at the link in our bio.
