Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Learn more about this City Year AmeriCorps member’s journey from a national service gap year to consulting and how they…
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As graduation edges near the horizon of the service year, our City Year AmeriCorps members are planning for their next…
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City Year empowers you to lead your peers, build relationships with students and the communities you serve and partner with…
Read the story“Like millions of my fellow Americans, I was outraged and saddened by the events in Charlottesville this weekend. City Year…
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Since 2005, Comcast NBCUniversal has recognized 67 City Year alumni with our highest alumni recognition, the Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Award.
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As we struggle as a country to grasp why some people are given opportunities while others struggle just to get to…
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Interested in law school? One university partner believes that a gap year allows applicants the opportunity to gain valuable skills.
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From her earliest days growing up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tushara Canekeratne understood the power of relationships…
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City Year helped me understand our education system through service in schools and through a university partnership that helped me…
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Being a City Year AmeriCorps member is not only a transformative opportunity to make a lasting impact in the lives…
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Read on for advice from a City Year alum on finding housing before a year of service
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How do you make your application stand out? Check out these tips from our recruitment staff
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