News Articles – City Year

Mass Shooting in Colorado and Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 21, 2022

Below are reflections from City Year staff members on the mass shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado and Transgender Day…

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City Year statement on the Buffalo shootings

May 16, 2022

We are running out of ways to express our rage, sorrow, devastation and horror at the relentless cycle of violence…

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City Year receives $25 million investment to advance educational equity and nurture diverse leaders through national service

March 21, 2022

City Year today announces a landmark investment in its work to expand educational equity and nurture the next generation of…

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City Year names a new class of Executive Directors to lead across thirteen U.S. communities

March 4, 2022

City Year has completed a wide search to find the most qualified, committed and diverse group of executives, selecting the…

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Statement from City Year CEO Jim Balfanz on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

March 2, 2022

We are inspired by President Biden’s call in the State of the Union address last night for more Americans to…

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Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine invest $15 million in City Year’s vision

February 16, 2022

Long-time supporters’ lifetime giving to the organization reaches $50 million to advance student success and national service

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City Year Announces Fellowship Opportunity as Part of Teacher Pathway Initiative

November 30, 2021

City Year, an education nonprofit that recruits young adults to serve as AmeriCorps members in public schools, is pleased to announce it is accepting…

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City Year’s Network for School Improvement Expands to Jacksonville, Florida

The Network for School Improvement initiative is funded through a multiyear grant awarded in 2019 from the Bill & Melinda…

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City Year Announces George Nichols III as New Board of Trustees Chair

November 18, 2021

City Year, an education nonprofit that recruits young adults to serve as AmeriCorps members in public schools, is pleased to…

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City Year’s COVID-19 Vaccine Policy: Update

September 27, 2021

After careful consideration, City Year announced to its community of AmeriCorps members and staff, that it will adopt a mandatory…

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9/11 Day Announces Worldwide Television Special

September 2, 2021

In observance of the 20-year remembrance of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nonprofit 9/11 Day today announced plans…

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City Year AmeriCorps receives second $5 million grant from ECMC Foundation for COVID-19 response

June 10, 2021

City Year announced that it received a second $5 million grant from ECMC Foundation that will help City Year AmeriCorps…

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