News Articles – City Year

City Year Little Rock Reveals Addition of Two New Managers [Arkansas Money & Politics]

January 10, 2023

City Year Little Rock is enhancing its support for AmeriCorps members, current and future, with the help of two additions.

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Mass Shooting in Colorado and Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 21, 2022

Below are reflections from City Year staff members on the mass shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado and Transgender Day…

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City Year Little Rock [Inviting Arkansas]

November 15, 2022

“Public service is in my DNA,” Jennifer Cobb states. This Capital City native began a career in healthcare and marketing…

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City Year is Making the Grade [Little Rock Soiree]

November 7, 2022

City Year provides an extra resource to schools that are in need of that extra support, and service as a…

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What You Need to Know About Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan [The New York Times]

August 30, 2022

President Biden’s move means the student loan balances of millions of people could fall by as much as $20,000. This…

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City Year statement on the Buffalo shootings

May 16, 2022

We are running out of ways to express our rage, sorrow, devastation and horror at the relentless cycle of violence…

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Cleveland’s City Year volunteers need help with housing: Toi Comer [Cleveland Plain Dealer]

April 6, 2022

Learn more about City Year AmeriCorps service in Cleveland and the ways in which student success coaches find housing in…

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City Year receives $25 million investment to advance educational equity and nurture diverse leaders through national service

March 21, 2022

City Year today announces a landmark investment in its work to expand educational equity and nurture the next generation of…

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City Year names a new class of Executive Directors to lead across thirteen U.S. communities

March 4, 2022

City Year has completed a wide search to find the most qualified, committed and diverse group of executives, selecting the…

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Statement from City Year CEO Jim Balfanz on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

March 2, 2022

We are inspired by President Biden’s call in the State of the Union address last night for more Americans to…

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The LA Rams Honored City Year LA’s First Latina Executive Director With Tickets to the Big Game [Mitú]

February 16, 2022

City Year’s the sole purpose of lifting up marginalized and low-income students. Programs like City Year, that pair knowledgeable mentors…

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Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine invest $15 million in City Year’s vision

Long-time supporters’ lifetime giving to the organization reaches $50 million to advance student success and national service

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