Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

While service looks different at each of City Year’s 29 U.S. sites during COVID-19, connecting with students remains the priority…
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As we celebrate National Pizza Day, City Year Detroit thanks the Ilitch Family for donating pizzas to our corps for them to…
Read the storyEach month as part of our alumni newsletter, we feature some of our amazing alumni and what they’ve been up…
Read the storyAt the start of each year, each City Year site holds a Red Jacket Dedication ceremony where every City Year…
Read the storyOn Monday, January 11, 2021, City Year LA had a wonderful Zoom celebration hosted by the Los Angeles Rams and…
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By: Yolanda Miranda For the past two years I have been serving as an AmeriCorps member with City Year L.A. …
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The Rockwell Automation Team at Rogers Street Academy has been hard at work supporting students in the virtual classroom and have…
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Check out some of joys and highlights from our Julia A. Uihlein Team serving at Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School,…
Read the storyOur second year AmeriCorps members reflect on how their typical service day has evolved as a result of the COVID-19…
Read the storyI applied for City Year senior year of college, knowing that I eventually wanted to go to graduate school to…
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Joining City Year in the middle of a global pandemic has felt like jumping into the deep end. As educators…
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Meet City Year Boston alum and Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship winner Clark Shimeall who shares about his journey with City…
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