Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Educating yourself about money early on creates a foundation for financial health as your career progresses and your earnings rise.
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As a senior Impact Manager at City Year Columbus, Zandra manages two teams at Champion Middle School and Trevitt Elementary…
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Javon Cohen’s time with City Year Jacksonville was a life-changing experience filled with new ideas and sparks of new personalities.
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Being thoughtful, planning and preparing, focusing on results, making data-driven decisions and the so-called ‘soft skills’ Google says make the…
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It was a windy March day when City Year AmeriCorps members gathered in New Castle to prepare for our 19th…
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“The youth of Buffalo are unstoppable, as are City Year AmeriCorps members.”
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Where I am today began with an idea of a year of service from an unlikely place.
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It’s March which means St. Patrick’s Day, Daylight Savings Time, free water ice from Rita’s, and our favorite of them…
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Learn about one Corps member’s ability to serve in his hometown and across the country with City Year.
Read the storyDay in and day out, our AmeriCorps members dedicate themselves to a cause greater than self. The work they do…
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Serving with City Year Los Angeles takes spirit, discipline, purpose and pride; when corps members serve in the schools they…
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City Year San José alumnae Kailey Rawston and Liza Flores share how they managed afterschool time and creatively kept about 100 first and…
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