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.
After a couple of months being in the office for the winter, we were finally given the news that we…
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City Year Orlando’s opening day celebration brought together City Year Orlando team sponsors, board members, champions, as well as families…
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“My City Year experience helped confirm for me how powerful active listening can be in building an authentic bond with…
Read the storyIn the early 2000’s, I started a consulting business in Los Angeles. When I was establishing my business, I was…
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Longtime supporters of City Year and AmeriCorps gathered on Capitol Hill this spring in support of national service programs that…
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In the spring of 2017, Jessica Butay, a Hawai’i native who was about to graduate from college in Colorado, had…
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Thirty years ago, when I was 17 years old, I was part of an idealistic experiment, a summer pilot program…
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Over the last 30 years, City Year alumni, now more than 32,000 strong, have been instrumental in helping to drive…
Read the storyAnother year of service complete! On Thursday, June 6th, 270 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members were joined by family,…
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Just as our AmeriCorps members give their all to support our 91¶¶Òõ, our organization and staff strive to give our…
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For nearly 20 years, City Year AmeriCorps members have had the opportunity to serve in this important and distinctive city.
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One of our guiding stories, “The Starfish Story,” is used to describe a student our AmeriCorps members know they made…
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