Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
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Our Community
Four Lessons I Learned at City Year
September 28, 2023
I’m Lily Proudman and from 2018 to 2020, I served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. I…
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Education
With Patience and Support Comes Student Success
April 8, 2020
In January 2020, I was given the task of helping a student out in English, who could not grasp the…
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