Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
While service looks different at each of City Year’s 29 U.S. sites during COVID-19, connecting with students remains the priority…
Read the storyWhat if every student had a near-peer tutor, mentor and role model—a Student Success Coach—to help them stay engaged and…
Read the storyThe power of diverse educational representation Abraham Galán still remembers what it’s like to feel out-of-place in school. Growing up…
Read the storyHelp City Year win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the City Year AmeriCorps…
Read the storyCity Year is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization as part of our ongoing efforts to center diversity, belonging, inclusion…
Read the storyLearn more about the City Year AmeriCorps experience and how athletes have the skills needed to serve students and communities…
Read the storyFor this City Year alum, service was a gateway to a career centered in thoughtful community engagement. Read on to…
Read the storyAn equity-based approach to research matters because it ensures that the research will benefit everyone. At a moment when education…
Read the storyCOVID is complicating back-to-school. But it’s also offering us an opportunity to focus on student and teacher mental health.
Read the storyThis City Year AmeriCorps member is combining theory and practice as he serves students full time in Miami and attends…
Read the storyIn the pursuit of educational equity, it’s more important than ever to uplift youth voices from students and AmeriCorps members…
Read the storyBobby Gomez, City Year San Antonio alum and a native of that city, reflects on the lessons learned through an…
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