Empowering Futures: City Year’s Commitment to Career Development

At City Year, service is at the heart of everything we do. But our commitment to our corps members doesn’t end when their service year concludes. We’re dedicated to supporting their transition and career growth until they hang up their yellow jackets. This year we invested funds to expand our LACY (Leadership After City Year) initiative to ensure corps members have the clarity, confidence and connections to pursue their post-service goals. 

Here are some exciting highlights of how we emphasized clarity, confidence and connections for our corps members this year:  

CLARITY:

We hosted three summits for the whole corps, which featured valuable professional development training facilitated by staff and amazing corporate partners like Deloitte, Green Dot, Teach for America, and many more. 

CONFIDENCE: 

• This year we began our partnership with C5LA, where 40 corps members received 1:1 college admission advisement.  
  • • • Participants submitted 116 applications; 19 acceptances, and are attending schools like CSUN, USC, LMU, Brown, Cal State LA, and many more! 
      • Corps members could receive financial assistance to pay for application fees, test prep materials, etc. 
      • Read testimonials from our corps members about the guidance they received from C5LA here.
• We started a new partnership with Operation Hope, where corps members received 1:1 and group financial coaching. Around 60 corps members participated. 
  • • • Around 65% of participants increased their credit, 94% increased their savings, and 73% decreased their debt!  
      • For the corps members that completed the program, they received a 1k stipend.

CONNECTIONS: 

• We offered 6 office tours with the following organizations: UCLA’s Career Center, Deloitte, Riot Games, Creative Artists Agency, Sony Pictures Studios and NBCUniversal.  

Some highlights include: 

• • • • Powerful panel discussions with professionals 
      • Office studio tours to see what it’s like to work for different companies 
      • Speed networking with Marketing/Communications professionals 
      • Discussions with counselors about different student support programs 
      • Free screening of “Fall Guy” featuring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt! 

• Mentorship Programs: We offered multiple mentorship programs with corporate partners and industry leaders to provide corps members with invaluable workforce insights. Partners includes: 
  • • • CYLA’s Associate Board Members  
      • CIM Group 
      • Claremont Lincoln University Staff & Faculty  
      • Step Up   

We are thrilled to witness the incredible journeys of our corps members as they achieve their post-service aspirations. If you’re passionate about career development and making a difference, join City Year Los Angeles for the 2024-2025 school year! Apply today and be a part of something truly impactful for the students in Los Angeles.