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Our stories

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

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Idealism in action: Jesus and Lucie’s story
April 28, 2020

  Meet Lucie and Jesus. Lucie is a City Year AmeriCorps member serving here in Kansas City. She is a…

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City Year Alum, Emily Wasek, poses with her partner teacher at a Duval County Public School.
Our Alumni
Closure to my service year in the form of popcorn chicken

City Year Jacksonville alum Emily Wasek shares when she knew that she was responsible for great change in her 91’…

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Aramark Ring of Stars (Phoenix, AZ) 2019

We arrived in Phoenix in mid-October exhausted but well-trained after six weeks of back-to-back events. Our “event marathon” had taken…

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The Corps
Nuestra Herencia, a poem by AmeriCorps member Ángel Medina
April 27, 2020

“Nuestra Herencia” gives readers “a taste of the daily issues 91 deal with to advocate for a little more empathy…

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An important update from City Year Los Angeles

City Year Los Angeles Executive Director Mary Jane Stevenson shares an important update on the organization’s work with schools.

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Service Beyond the Classroom – Get to Know CYP’s Civic Engagement Team
April 24, 2020

In 1988 Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, founders of City Year, established the organization on the idea that one person…

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Q3 Partnership Highlights
April 22, 2020

Q3 Partnership Highlights   Year in and year out the work that City Year can accomplish is made possible by a strong…

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CSX Santa Train (Jacksonville, FL) 2019
April 14, 2020

  ALL ABOARD THE SANTA TRAIN! Team Care Force (TCF) traveled to Jacksonville, FL this past November to assist our…

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Education
With Patience and Support Comes Student Success
April 8, 2020

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 Impact
Supporting Teachers, Students, and Our AmeriCorps members During COVID-19

4.8.20 Update Supporting Teachers, Students, and Our AmeriCorps members During COVID-19  As we enter the fourth week of Boston Public…

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Education
A holistic approach to student success
April 6, 2020

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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City Year Milwaukee
Our Impact
How City Year leadership helps you grow and develop
April 5, 2020

City Year is more than a gap year; City Year is a growth year. During my year of service, I grew in many…

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