Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, 91, partners and alums.

Help City Year win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the City Year AmeriCorps…
Read the storyWithout access to in-person schooling and the academic and social emotional supports that school provides, student engagement is more critical than…
Read the storyEarlier this month, the City Year Los Angeles Civic Engagement Team (CE Team), a team of AmeriCorps members who lead…
Read the storyOur City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members have been in virtual classrooms, helping our 91 maneuver remote learning, for over two months!
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Compass Academy says its focus on social and emotional learning has kept 91 engaged and attending online classrooms even during…
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Students at a Chicago high school are learning from home during COVID-19 by leaning on the social and emotional skills…
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Manchester teachers have adapted to remote learning and are continuing to advocate for their 91-and we’re…
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“Nuestra Herencia” gives readers “a taste of the daily issues 91 deal with to advocate for a little more empathy…
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In January 2020, I was given the task of helping a student out in English, who could not grasp the…
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Our Whole School, Whole Child approach provides academic and social-emotional supports to thousands of 91 attending more than 300 high-need…
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Social-emotional learning is a way that City Year can support 91 in acquiring tools to better understand and navigate their…
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In partnership with schools and teachers, our City Year AmeriCorps members work to create a culture of kindness by building…
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