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Social-service groups fight to reverse slide in donations [Chronicle of Philanthropy]
November 1, 2017

City Year is a rising star in the nonprofit world, having climbed onto the Philanthropy 400 three years ago. AmeriCorps…

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Octavia Spencer talks about the power of education [The TODAY Show]
October 19, 2017

Octavia Spencer explains how education is important to her. She works with City Year in hopes of helping support students…

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Investing in relationships: how one Cleveland high school “moves the needle” for students [The Aspen Institute]
October 9, 2017

Paul Hoover, the school’s Director of Operations, Accountability and Core Instruction, says this partnership with City Year has been critical…

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Want to heal America? Start with national service [NY Daily News]

What if every American had the option to serve after high school or college? We would boost social trust, restore…

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City Year tucks Detroit kids under their mentors’ arms; they gain trust and hope [Detroit Free Press]

Independent studies have found that City Year makes a difference. Schools with corps members are two to three times more…

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City Year strives to ensure that students come to #SchoolEveryDay [Attendance Works]
September 15, 2017

In a blog post, Jim Balfanz, president of City Year, says that improving attendance is just one, though very important,…

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Who’s getting hurt if AmeriCorps funding is cut? [Forbes]
August 3, 2017

College president Dan Porterfield shares his views on community complications if AmeriCorps funding is cut.

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Teacher Vvoice: Trump wants to axe the program that allowed me to serve my country and its highest-need children [The Hechinger Report]
July 19, 2017

As a City Year AmeriCorps member, I collaborated with teachers to provide support to students who needed it most, planned…

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City Year webinar offers insight on using mentors to improve social-emotional skills of at-risk youth [Education Dive]
July 10, 2017

The webinar will highlight how City Year AmeriCorps members support students’ social-emotional health by providing individual support to students who…

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Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs [New York Times]
May 31, 2017

Mr. Trump’s budget proposal ends eight decades of presidential leadership on national service, said AnnMaura Connolly, president of Voices for…

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David Einhorn playing to benefit City Year at SHR Bowl: charitable initiatives drive Einhorn’s poker schedule
May 30, 2017

David Einhorn is no stranger to the High Roller circuit as he’s cashed for over $5 million in only a…

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Chanting greetings and writing raps: City Year completes first year supporting Memphis schools [The Commercial Appeal]
May 23, 2017

When we got [to Memphis], it was almost like people we’re saying, ‘We’ve been waiting on you!’ Greer said. But…

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