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MLK Day is Not a Day Off; It’s a Day for National Service [Medium]

January 13, 2023

This Monday, January 16th, we will pause to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s incredible life and legacy, which…

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How the nonprofit City Year New York is helping kids thrive during the pandemic [Today]

December 1, 2020

Early Today highlights City Year New York and their efforts to help kids cope and thrive in a school year…

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Nonprofit City Year New York fuels the spirit of Giving Tuesday [TODAY]

November 27, 2018

The education nonprofit City Year New York, which provides classroom and schoolwide support to students in New York City, is…

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Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs [New York Times]

May 31, 2017

Mr. Trump’s budget proposal ends eight decades of presidential leadership on national service, said AnnMaura Connolly, president of Voices for…

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City Year works to reverse drop-out numbers [MSNBC]

November 29, 2016

Kids who drop out are eight times as likely to become incarcerated and three times more likely to be unemployed….

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Gap year may have benefits long after college [The New York Times]

April 22, 2016

Students who take a gap year tend to perform better academically, and a gap year spent in national service has…

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