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City Year welcomes four new board members

November 17, 2020

Ani Mari Ortega Entrepreneur, philanthropist & chair of City Year Miami Greg Gunn Founder of Lingo Ventures Natalie…

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City Year AmeriCorps receives $5 million grant from ECMC Foundation to meet education and workforce challenges posed by COVID-19

September 17, 2020

City Year receives $5 million grant from ECMC Foundation to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people.

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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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Michelle Tafel of City Year DC Named to Washington Business Journal’s “40 Under 40”

August 12, 2020

City Year Washington D.C.’s Executive Director and Vice President has been named to the Washington Business Journal’s 2020 40 Under…

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City Year Los Angeles Announces New Board Co-Chairs Giselle Fernandez and Mattie McFadden-Lawson

July 30, 2020

Giselle Fernandez, the award-winning Spectrum News 1 anchor, and Mattie McFadden-Lawson, a national philanthropic leader, will meet the urgency of…

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Black Lives Matter

June 10, 2020

Hello, I want to acknowledge the pain and fear that the black members of our community are feeling. The murder…

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Black Lives Matter at City Year Seattle

June 5, 2020

City Year unequivocally condemns the kill of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Sean Reed, and all those…

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Black lives matter. Black students matter. Black futures matter.

There is no educational equity without racial justice. We stand with Black staff, AmeriCorps members, partners, community leaders, and the…

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City Year San José/Silicon Valley’s Response to Institutionalized Racism

June 3, 2020

City Year San José/Silicon Valley, along with the entire City Year network, unequivocally condemns the killing of George Floyd, an…

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Statement by City Year on the Death of George Floyd

May 29, 2020

City Year unequivocally condemns the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by police.

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Study shows significant relationship between student social-emotional skills and academic outcomes

May 20, 2020

Students across 20 states see boosts to academic and social-emotional skills from spending time with City Year AmeriCorps members serving…

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Support City Year’s E-Gift Card Drive

April 28, 2020

Help us ensure our AmeriCorps members can access emergency household resources by donating to our e-gift card drive.

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