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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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Deepening our impact with the Steans Family Foundation

October 25, 2021

City Year Chicago is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Steans Family Foundation, which allows us to serve in two…

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City Year Partners with Hulu for A Virtual Career Week Event

August 13, 2020

From August 3rd-7th, City Year partnered with Hulu to offer a career and professional development experience like no other! This…

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When professional development and service go hand-in-hand

October 23, 2019

With this year’s MLK Day of Service behind us now, I’ve been thinking a lot about what the day means…

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5 things we love about Chicago

April 24, 2019

learn why we think the Windy City is an amazing place to live and work.

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