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The Road to COVID-19 Recovery Is Long—But AmeriCorps Can Help [Next 100]

April 14, 2020

The current crisis is highlighting and exacerbating the existing inequities in our society. Expanding national service can be an effective…

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April 2, 2020 – Update on City Year Philadelphia’s Response to COVID-19

April 2, 2020

Dear friends of City Year Philadelphia, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones in good health and…

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Keeping Our Communities Safe Amidst Uncertain Times

March 19, 2020

To our City Year supporters, The safety and well-being of the City Year community – AmeriCorps members, students, staff members,…

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Update on City Year Philadelphia’s Response to COVID-19

March 18, 2020

Dear City Year Philadelphia Community, I write to you in unprecedented times as our city, nation, and world undertakes the…

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5 Minutes With… Christine Morin of City Year [Boston Business Journal]

February 13, 2020

Christine Morin and other leaders at City Year know that their organization is at yet another generational crossroads…

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Events Across Chicago Honor Martin Luther King Jr. [NBC Chicago]

February 4, 2020

Several events took place in the Chicago area Monday to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday…

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Instead of taking the day off, volunteers join in MLK Day of Service to honor King’s legacy [Chicago Tribune]

More than 600 volunteers filled the halls of Robert Nathaniel Dett Elementary School on Monday building cubbies and shelves and…

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Annual Scholarship Breakfast, Day Of Service Honor Civil Rights Leader’s Legacy [CBS Chicago]

Gov. JB Pritzker was among hundreds of volunteers who donated the time for City Year Chicago’s annual Martin Luther king…

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More than 200 volunteers spruce up high school in South Boston in honor of MLK [7 News]

January 28, 2020

More than 200 volunteers filled the halls of Excel High School in South Boston to paint murals, office spaces, lounges,…

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On #GivingTuesday, how nonprofit City Year has changed students’ lives

December 3, 2019

Early Today got a firsthand look at one school in the Bronx where donations to City Year have provided invaluable…

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City Year helps students reach their full potential and graduate [MSNBC]

November 27, 2019

Director Laura Hamm and Impact Manager Shani Walter discuss City Year’s work to assist schools in augmenting student success.

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Volunteers Give Back to Blankenburg Elementary School

November 3, 2019

City Year Philadelphia and Wells Fargo recently partnered for a Signature Day of Caring at Blackenburg elementary school

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