City Year Chicago
The heartbeat of the Midwest, Chicago has always attracted young people to its shores and skyscrapers. AmeriCorps members here are inspired to help students build on their strengths, take risks in their learning and feel connected to their school communities.
Support students in Chicago
We are City Year. We are challenging the educational status quo with tenacity, passion and empathy. We create environments where young people feel like they belong, so they can fulfill their potential.
Chicago has 77 different neighborhoods, each with its own culture.
There are 254 highly-skilled AmeriCorps members working with more than 15,000 students throughout Chicago.
We partner with educators while supporting, mentoring and lifting up our students so that they are able to fully take advantage of their drive and skill sets.
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Great! We are excited to work together to grow our communities, while you learn valuable skills for the future.
Connect with a recruiter Start applicationGo into your City Year with resources and information from classroom environments to housing, and some hidden gems to help you feel like a part of the community during your City Year Chicago experience.
Chicago is the third largest city in the country and has quickly become the quintessential American city. With public transportation running 24/7, anything you need is in close proximity.
Read about the local benefitsWe’ll walk you through how to use the CTA to get across the city, how and where to find roommates and housing, and some hidden gems to make you feel like a local during your City Year Chicago experience.
See our Chicago city guideThese talented professionals support City Year Chicago's impact with students and schools.
Read more about Leadership | ChicagoCity Year depends on committed public and private sector partners in Chicago to support our work.
Read more about Partnerships | ChicagoCity Year Chicago is pleased to announce that Myetie Hamilton has been selected as the organization's new executive director.
Read more about City Year Chicago announces new executive directorEnglewood students share appreciations for their City Year AmeriCorps members
Read more about Englewood students praise AmeriCorps City Year workers [CBS Chicago]Connect with us
Being an ACM is not always easy, but STEM is lucky to have some great staff, teachers, and admin to help us along the way!
Welcome to a day in the life at Englewood STEM! First, enjoy a photo thread of one of our best days so far, Pi Day!
Our school staff did a fantastic job at putting together this fun project for students, and we were all exhausted by the end.
Team Piccolo with the takeover today. Such a positive squad. Check out our IG Story for snippets of their day!
“I truly appreciate the Piccolo team and their resiliency this year! They have been such an important part of the school's positive climate this year and are such an asset to our partnership. I am grateful that I get to work with such an incredible group!” - Impact Manager Ari Buscani
We still have another four days of our corps member takeover. A full compilation video coming at the end of March to close our AmeriCorps Appreciation Month!
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Piños!! Powell and Niños!❤️
Today the Dewey Team is the star of the show!✨Sending appreciations and a million thank-yous to the team who always gets it done. We appreciate all that you do for the lovely students at Dewey and the New City community!
Check out our Instagram stories today to see just how we DEW it!🔥
Today is dedicated to Daley 👏 Check out our IG Story for their team takeover!
Sending all the appreciation to our team of ladies serving in the Back of the Yards community, on this International Women’s Day.
“Daley Mustangs, thank you for ALL of your hard work this year. It brings me such joy to see the relationships you have all created within the Daley Community. Keep up the amazing work! Your students are so lucky to have you all as a champion.” - Impact Manager Maggie Escobedo
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