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Mayor Bowser Awards $5.4 Million in AmeriCorps Funding to 13 Youth-Serving Nonprofit Organizations

May 18, 2023

AmeriCorps Grant Awardees Will Support 10,000 District Youth With Enrichment and Academic Readiness and Create 600 Service Member Opportunities …

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City Year Providence announces trailblazer Nirva LaFortune as new Executive Director

May 12, 2023

City Year Providence announces trailblazer and former Providence Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune as its new executive director.

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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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Over 150 AmeriCorps Members honor veterans with care kits

November 9, 2022

CHICAGO, Illinois – This Veteran’s Day, more than 150 City Year Chicago (CYC) AmeriCorps Members (ACMs) will work together to…

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City Year NY’s Quamid Francis named to City & State NY’s Nonprofit Power 100

October 6, 2022

Quamid Francis, City Year New York’s executive director and senior vice president, included in City & State New York’s 2022…

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CYNY Rafael Nadal and Santander tennis event

Tennis star Rafael Nadal mentors City Year NY students

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal mentors City Year New York students from East Harlem and South Bronx with support from Santander.

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Introducing Makda Fessahaye – City Year Milwaukee Executive Board Member

June 29, 2022

City Year Milwaukee is excited to announce a new board member, Makda Fessahaye. We know she will bring her expertise…

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City Year Milwaukee Staff Updates and Promotions

City Year Milwaukee is excited to announce some recent promotions and staff updates. Please join us in welcoming and celebrating…

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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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Dr. Maney-Hartlaub to Participate in New Strategies’ Symposium

May 4, 2022

City Year Milwaukee and Stephanie Maney-Hartlaub, Ph.D., Senior Vice President/Executive Director, are honored to be funded by Rockwell Automation to…

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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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