One year just isn’t enough. By returning for another year of service, you’ll build on the skills and relationships you’ve built in your first year to help ensure that our students continue to benefit from City Year.
Serving with City Year is about so much more than the money. It’s about the students you’ll help realize their potential. It’s about the bonds you’ll forge with your team. It’s about becoming an integral part of the community. We know that it is challenging to live on the stipend and we’re committed to ensuring that service is financially feasible for everyone. Review instructions on how to apply, along with lists of the stipends and positions at each site.
How to Apply
If you have not already served 4 or more terms with AmeriCorps, you may be eligible to return for another year of service with City Year.
Use the login you used to apply initially to apply to serve again. If you have any trouble with your login, please email racmrecruitmentsupport@cityyear.org.
Application Deadline
Interview Period
Notification
Jan. 30*
Feb. 23 – Mar. 5
Mar. 6
Apr. 3
Apr. 8 – 24
May 8
Rolling
Rolling
Weekly on Friday
*All applicants for the Graduate Teaching Fellowship must apply by Jan. 30
In-School Opportunities
Second-year Corps Member
Continue to see your students grow and build on the skills you developed as a first-year corps member by directly supporting students in the classroom and being a guide to your teammates as they embark on their first City Year.
The stipend for second year AmeriCorps members serving in the 2025–2026 school year:
Columbia and New Hampshire: $953 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Rhode Island: $982 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Little Rock: $997 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Memphis and Orlando: $1,050 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Denver: $1,142 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Chicago: $1,163 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Baton Rouge, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, San Antonio, and Seattle/King County: $1,179 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Support and coach a team of first-year AmeriCorps members while working closely with your school administrator and partner teachers to help ensure the success of students.
Service Leader
Lead and support a team of first-year AmeriCorps members while continuing your work with students in the classroom.
The stipend for AmeriCorps members serving as Team Leaders or Service Leaders in the 2025–2026 school year:
Columbia and New Hampshire: $1,089 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Baton Rouge, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, San Antonio, Seattle/King County, Tulsa and Washington, D.C: $1,347 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Continue to see your students grow and build on the skills you developed as a first-year corps member while having more time back in your schedule by serving in either a 1200-hour or 900-hour role. Learn More.
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Participate in a one-year teacher preparation program, receive a master’s degree and teaching certification, and join a community of teachers across the nation dedicated to serving students in under-resourced Ƶ through this 1700-hour role (opportunities available in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Greater Boston and Milwaukee). Learn more about the teaching fellowship and City Year’s Teacher Pathways Strategy.Deadline to apply is January 30.
The stipend for AmeriCorps members serving as Teaching Fellows in the 2025–2026 school year:
Denver: $1,305 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Little Rock: $804 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
Social Work Fellow
While participating in a two-year social work graduate program (earning a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree) learn from school social workers, psychologists, and behavior interventionists serving alongside other City Year AmeriCorps members to support student interpersonal skill development for one or two years through this 1200-hour role (opportunity available in Denver). Learn more about this opportunity by emailing mdaep@cityyear.org.
The stipend for AmeriCorps members serving as Social Work Fellows in the 2025–2026 school year:
Lead and engage corporate sponsors in transformative service projects across the country. Based out of headquarters in Boston. Learn More.
The stipend for AmeriCorps members serving as Care Force members in the 2025–2026 school year:
Care Force: $1,457 bi-weekly stipend (pre-tax)
I wanted to have the opportunity in guiding others to have a meaningful year of service while challenging myself as a leader. My passion to giving back and serving students is what brought me back to serve another year and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Jennifer Camacho (Los Angeles ’16, ’17)
Benefits
Explore all the benefits you’ll receive as an AmeriCorps member, including a bi-weekly stipend, health insurance, an education award, and access to scholarships and other career resources.
