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

Voices for National Service is a coalition working to build bipartisan support for national service, develop policies that create more…
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City Year AmeriCorps members work side–by–side in collaboration with their partner teachers to fully support their students in the classroom. We are…
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Literacy skills and a love of reading go hand in hand. Check out these tips to find books that reflect…
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It’s my second day on the job, and I’m standing in Home Depot with fellow Team Care Force (TCF) members…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service celebrates his legacy by mobilizing thousands of Americorps members and community volunteers in…
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Read about the Care Force trip alongside HMH in Orlando, FL
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Today we are spotlighting Ms. Tellez who has been teaching for 34 years at 93rd St. Elementary School, keep reading…
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Introducing Emily Kean We are really thankful to have been able to have a chat with Emily Kean and talk…
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City Year AmeriCorps members work side-by-side in collaboration with their partner teachers to fully support their students in the classroom. We are…
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Akin Gump in Action Chronicle (East Harlem, NY) 2019 “Oh my goodness! I get to go to New York?!” I…
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AT&T #attimpact Day Chronicle (Trenton, NJ) 2019 Following our event in Miami, we had a few days in the office…
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All the way from the city of Norristown, Pennsylvania, Warren Basla served in City Year Philadelphia at Universal Daroff Charter…
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