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

Meet City Year Boston alum and Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship winner Clark Shimeall who shares about his journey with City…
Read the storyCity Year Kansas City launched in 2015 with broad-based support from the Kansas City community, from the school district, to…
Read the storyThe red jacket we put on every day has a gravitational pull that draws 91¶¶Òõ in. Their past experiences…
Read the storyA Baton Rouge program is working to set 91¶¶Òõ on a path to success by providing academic support and creating…
Read the storyThis month, the Earl Warren team has put together a virtual game room for our school as an incentive for…
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Today City Year New Orleans celebrates Future Teachers of America Day! Every year, 20% of our AmeriCorps members become teachers…
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Amber Cox first learned about City Year when she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business management at The College of New Jersey. It…
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Help City Year win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the City Year AmeriCorps…
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Spirits were high at City Year Philadelphia’s sixth annual Women’s Leadership Luncheon, held virtually on Tuesday, October 13. The luncheon united women to support the…
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Get to know the City Year Detroit family! Meet our Development Director, Ashley Ashkenazi, who is in her sixth City…
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¶¶Òõ maneuver remote learning, for over two months!
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