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 Kansas City’s Shelby Voigt shares a personal reflection in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month.
Read the storyDuring City Year, Jermal Perkins was encouraged, empowered and given the tools to live out service, joy, trust and gratitude…
Read the storyIdealists of the Year are nominated by sponsors of City Year Kansas City’s fourth annual Idealist Gala; many come from…
Read the storyIn a recent article from NPR, teachers across the U.S. shared their experiences as educators amid what is communally being…
Read the storyThese are challenging times for all that are working in schools. Re-engaging students after a year of virtual learning…
Read the storyWhen I joined City Year in Fall 2016, I was unsure what to expect. Months before, I finished my last…
Read the storyEach year, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy of service, City Year Kansas City partners with a…
Read the storyExperience with kids is a plus, but it’s not the only way to stand out. Tutoring and mentoring kids is…
Read the storyThanks first must go to Historian Carter G. Woodson for creating Negro History Week in 1926 to celebrate the profound…
Read the storyWhen people told me City Year would be hard, they talked a lot about long hours and paperwork and getting enough “minutes”. Yes, all those…
Read the storyCity Year Kansas City launched in 2015 with broad-based support from the Kansas City community, from the school district, to…
Read the storyAt City Year, we know that potential is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. Education equity is critical to our…
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