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Philadelphia school district executive Dr. John Tupponce joins City Year as chief operating officer

September 16, 2020

City Year today announced that Dr. John Tupponce will serve as the organization’s new chief operating officer. In this role,…

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Update on City Year’s Response to COVID-19

March 20, 2020

Jim Balfanz, CEO of City Year, provides an update on our response to COVID-19, as this unprecedented and challenging situation…

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Update on City Year’s Response to COVID-19

Jim Balfanz, CEO of City Year, provides an update on our response to COVID-19, as this unprecedented and challenging situation…

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Update on City Year’s response to COVID-19

March 12, 2020

The safety and well-being of the City Year community—our AmeriCorps members, students, staff members, partners and the broader communities we…

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Statement by City Year CEO Jim Balfanz on the White House’s proposed budget

February 14, 2020

Jim Balfanz, the CEO of national education nonprofit City Year, today issued a statement on the White House’s FY 2021…

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City Year receives grant to expand networks for school improvement

December 16, 2019

City Year, in partnership with the Everyone Graduates Center at John Hopkins University’s School of Education, received a second grant from the Bill…

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James A. Balfanz named CEO of City Year

December 9, 2019

Boston (December 6, 2019) – After a rigorous national search, City Year’s board of trustees has selected James A. Balfanz, a…

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City Year launches program in Buffalo to help students and schools succeed

October 15, 2019

City Year announces the official launch of its Buffalo program in partnership with five public schools

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Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards honor City Year alumni for 15th Year

July 16, 2019

Five City Year alumni received Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards at the 15th annual ceremony.

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City Year AmeriCorps member and two students complete homework on laptop computers Comcast NBCUniversal partnership

City Year joins Comcast NBCUniversal to bring 18th annual Comcast Cares Day to life

May 3, 2019

The celebration of volunteerism and service highlights the strength of Comcast NBCUniversal and City Year’s year-round partnership

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Statement by Michael Brown, CEO and co-founder of City Year, on the White House’s proposed elimination of AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service

March 13, 2019

A statement from Co-Founder, Michael Brown, on the White House FY20 Budget, which proposes to eliminate AmeriCorps and the Corporation…

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City Year launches pilot program to support students in two high-need Dallas public schools

February 17, 2019

City Year will partner with the Dallas Independent School District to help increase the pipeline of students who are on…

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