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 L.A. alum, Erin Willis (’17 and ’18), shared her story of impact and reflected on her years as…
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October is a special month. It’s a time when we celebrate Global Diversity Awareness Month, an opportunity to honor the…
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In honor of National Coming Out Day, City Year is reasserting our desire to create welcoming spaces where we work…
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October 9th marks the beginning of National School Lunch Week. National School Lunch Week was created in 1962 by President…
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A recently issued report from the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) shows a dramatic increase in the number of…
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I’m Lily Proudman and from 2018 to 2020, I served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. I…
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Many of our AmeriCorps members relocate to cities across the country to begin service, which takes time, energy and careful…
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AmeriCorps members pose in front of the “I Love Philly” sign at LOVE Park, 2019. Making the decision to…
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Written By Jewels Dabdub, AmeriCorps Member City Year AmeriCorps Member. Senior Corps Member. Alumni Board Member. Impact Manager. Classroom…
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Some might say my journey to discovering City Year and my passion for working in education was an unconventional one….
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City Year Philly AmeriCorps members (clockwise from top left) Olivia Baptiste, Jianna Frei, Tomir Johnson, and Amina Khan speak about…
Read the storyMore than 100 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members served a total of 127,127.5 collective hours and supported more than…
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