Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
Thirty years ago, when I was 17 years old, I was part of an idealistic experiment, a summer pilot program…
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Over the last 30 years, City Year alumni, now more than 32,000 strong, have been instrumental in helping to drive…
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Just as our AmeriCorps members give their all to support our students, our organization and staff strive to give our…
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For nearly 20 years, City Year AmeriCorps members have had the opportunity to serve in this important and distinctive city.
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Planning McDonough’s literacy night was the most exhilarating, exhausting, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done at City Year (or…
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At a school in California, a student named Juan* takes a deep breath by the classroom door before returning to…
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A battle of mathematical wits is playing out in a cramped but colorful classroom. Ruben*, an outgoing fourth-grader with dark…
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It’s a wintry, late afternoon in the Bronx, and teachers and students stream outside into the cold air at the…
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For Black History Month, City Year Philadelphia is honoring people and institutions that are African American pioneers in education, such as…
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Believe or not, I used to really hate running. Running was a constant reminder for me of all the things…
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October was LGBTQIA+ history month. It’s a great time to do some reflection and look at how far we have…
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According to a new report by Attendance Works, 15% of all U.S. students — one out of seven — are…
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