Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
City Year AmeriCorps creates a path for young adults to gain professional experience that helps them take the next step…
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Help students recovering from pandemic-related disruptions gain confidence in their reading and writing skills.
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Hundreds of City Year AmeriCorps members decide to become teachers after their year of service. We are doing more to…
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Establishing a Student Success Corps would help increase capacity in systemically under-resourced schools and help improve student engagement and graduation…
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City Year is on a learning journey to approach our research with an equity lens. Here’s what we have learned…
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We’re pleased to share our annual report, a look back at our work in 2019-2020—a year of challenge, learning and…
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Teachers and students know what they need this year—let’s listen to their feedback and insights to help guide our work…
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Our school partners are clear: they want flexibility; academic and social-emotional support for their students; and help creating positive learning…
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Throughout the pandemic, City Year’s Network for School Improvement has helped educators find new ways to prioritize the well-being of…
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The challenges of COVID-19 showed how essential student success coaches can be. AmeriCorps members collaborated with teachers and communities to…
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As an organization that’s trying to shift to more asset-based language and better honor and celebrate the students and schools…
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The trusting relationships City Year Memphis created with AmeriCorps members and school partners led to deeper collaboration during the pandemic.
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