Philadelphia is a vibrant, diverse city known for its commitment to community service and education. City Year Philly is proud to be a part of this mission, with 200 AmeriCorps members supporting over 10,000 students in schools throughout the city.
As “Student Success Coaches,” City Year Philadelphia AmeriCorps members work with teachers and principals to provide holistic support, helping to ensure that students in systemically under-resourced schools have the support they need to thrive. Corps members work alongside students in schools all day, every day.
City Year's mission statement of working towards a cause greater than myself has really stuck with me. Just remembering that goal and why I’m doing the work is something that I learned at City Year and will carry with me for the rest of my career.
A close-knit community with ample opportunities to develop meaningful personal and professional relationships, Philadelphia is an ideal place to serve.
We partner with teachers and principals to ensure that students develop strong skills that will help prepare them for college, career and civic life. We serve in schools in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia, supporting over 10,000 students annually. AmeriCorps members also forge positive, caring relationships with students, as mentors and help create an environment where students can build on their strengths, take risks in their learning and feel connected to their school.
By engaging students, families and community organizations, City Year helps the Philadelphia School District achieve its mission of providing the civil right of every child in Philadelphia to an excellent public-school education and ensuring that all children graduate from high school ready to succeed.
Our schools
There are currently 203,229 students enrolled in the Philadelphia School District across 341 schools. The Philadelphia School District is home to a wide variety of students, who come from many different backgrounds and ethnicities, with 157 different languages spoken by families and students. 53% of students are Black African American, 20% Hispanic Latino, 14% White, 7% Asian and 6% being multi-racial or other.
City Year Philadelphia AmeriCorps members serve in 17 elementary, middle, and high schools within the city. View our current school partners.
Work with a committed and diverse group of 6–12 City Year AmeriCorps members who share your passion for service and personal growth. Each team at City Year Philadelphia is managed by one Impact Manager and supported by 1–2 Senior AmeriCorps members who serve as Team Leaders.
Transportation to school
Most schools within the district are accessible by public transportation, SEPTA, with the Market Frankford line, Broad Street line, trolleys and buses being the primary route for our AmeriCorps members. Transportation passes are given, on a monthly basis, to AmeriCorps members who need them. However, there are AmeriCorps members who choose to drive and/or carpool to their specific schools.
Benefits & Professional Development
The skills and experiences you gain as a City Year AmeriCorps member will help build your resume no matter what career field you intend to pursue. We offer special programming throughout the service year that is designed to help our AmeriCorps members continue leading after City Year and achieve their professional goals.
Benefits and professional development programs include but are not limited to:
Compensation:
$20,000 annual living stipend (pre-tax), paid in biweekly installments
$500 (pre-tax) relocation payment if relocating 50 miles or more for service
Approximately $6,495 Segal Education Award—can be used to further your education or pay off student loans
Networking opportunities with over 35,000 alumni nationwide.
Deloitte Professional Development Day (formerly 18-Minute Networking) — A professional development event hosted by Deloitte that consists of a variety of career-focused workshops, interview prep, and resume review.
Career Development Workshops — Ongoing workshops dedicated to perfecting your resume and LinkedIn profile, leveraging your City Year experience in job applications, and other career advice.
Career and Education Fairs — Fairs that expose AmeriCorps members to opportunities available post City Year.
College & University Information Sessions – Sessions dedicated to providing tools, information, and resources about colleges and other universities.
Comcast Career Day — As part of our national partnership, Comcast NBCUniversal provides a day of professional development to each sponsored site in order to support City Year AmeriCorps members preparedness for college and career following their year of service.
Aside from support from Impact Managers and Team Leaders, AmeriCorps members receive support from City Year Philadelphia’s entire beloved community during the service year. With over 50% of our staff being City Year alumni, you will always have individuals who will be able to give you advice or lend you knowledge regarding your experience.
Community involvement
Create a positive climate of civic engagement that ripples throughout the Philadelphia community. During the service year, AmeriCorps members participate in community service across the city and help beautify the community by painting murals in schools, restoring recreation centers and/or cleaning streets and neighborhoods throughout the community.
Over the last few years we have built a robust relationship with our partner schools, teachers, families and the community at large. We can’t wait to welcome you.
Our professional #RedJacketGalaCYP photos just came in, and we're already excited for next year's event! Swipe to relive some of the magic from last week. Thank you @carina.gia for capturing this incredible evening, and to all of our staff, @AmeriCorps members, and champions who made the Gala a success.
It's not too late to donate to our Red Jacket Campaign and help us finish out the school year strong! Click the link in bio to give today and help us reach $400,000.
Summer Soiree is coming up in less than a month! Join us on Thursday, June 9 at 6pm at @phillyseaport for our first in-person Soiree since 2019! Enjoy an evening of food and drink, live music, and networking with young professionals and City Year Philly @AmeriCorps members. Tickets are just $50, and all proceeds directly support our mission towards education equity in Philadelphia schools! Click the link in bio to register.
We have some awesome items lined up for this year's silent auction! Visit our Instagram Stories highlight tab to check out what you can bid on. We'll be adding more items as they come in, so be sure to check back!
Our MLK Legacy of Service projects at @academiesatroxborough are coming along nicely! All of our @AmeriCorps teams recently painted murals featuring famous historical and contemporary BIPOC figures (including some Philadelphia natives) and college logos, which were selected with survey input from the Roxborough community.
This week, the @cyphilly_ce Team is finalizing mural touchups and installation prep (with help from next year's CE Team members!), and the finished products will be installed at Roxborough High School this Friday! Shoutout again to the CE Team, Corps members, and volunteers for all of their hard work on these projects. We can't wait to see the results soon!
Summer is just around the corner, but it's not too early to start thinking ahead to the fall! We're currently accepting applications on a rolling basis for the 2022-23 service year. Our @AmeriCorps members serve as full-time mentors and tutors in schools across Philadelphia. Earn a living stipend and educational scholarship, build your resume and professional skills, and create lifelong memories!
Click the link in bio to start your application today!
The service year is almost over, and our @AmeriCorps members are hard at work planning for their LACY (Life After City Year) plans! Fifty Corps members recently took part in @Deloitte Professional Development Day (formerly 18-Minute Networking), where they participated in a variety of opt-in sessions on topics such as turning your passion into a career, nonprofits 101, and saving for retirement. Corps members also had the opportunity to meet 1:1 with CYP alumni to practice interviewing and get personalized resume feedback!
Thank you to our corporate partners @cozenoconnor, Glenmede, and @lincolnfingroup for taking the time to present to our Corps members, as well as @Deloitte for hosting and catering this event. A huge gratitude also to Dave Weinstein, Wendy Childs, and our many CYP and AmeriCorps alumni who volunteered their time to provide guidance and expertise to Corps members!
City Year Philly offers a variety of other professional development opportunities to Corps members throughout their service year. Visit cityyear.org/philadelphia/experience to learn more!
A huge thank you to everyone who attended last night's #RedJacketGalaCYP! We're grateful to everyone who joined us (in-person!) to celebrate our students, our schools, our @AmeriCorps members, and our city.
Thanks to your generosity, our Red Jacket Campaign raised over $390,000 (including more than $16,000 at last night's Gala) to support education equity in Philadelphia schools! If you would like to make an additional gift to help us close the gap to $400,000 and finish the school year strong, click the link in bio to give today!
Another shoutout to our Special Guest Presenter @thesherylleeralph, Idealist of the Year @selmekki from @centerblacked, Young Idealist of the Year Tony, and @AmeriCorps member keynote speaker Dani Montgomery from the @cy_forrest team. Thank you all for making last night an evening to remember!
