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.

A year of service with City Year is impactful for communities and transformative for the young people who serve. As…
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Taco Bell’s Live Más Scholarship application is now open until Jan. 3, 2023, and young adults ages 16-24—including City Year…
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If you’re not exactly sure what you want to do after high school, you’re not alone. That doesn’t mean your…
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Here at City Year, we want to make our application process as smooth as possible. Here’s a checklist of application…
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City Year is releasing a new resource for practitioners, The Power of Student Success Coaches in Community Schools. This guide…
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I’m Lily Proudman and from 2018 to 2020, I served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. I…
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Earlier this year, we sat down with several City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members and alumni and asked them two…
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Have you ever felt vulnerable or insecure when walking into a new environment? Especially at the start of a new…
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Your ballot counts! Help City Year bring together educators to discuss how to prioritize anti-racist research strategies in education.
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Learn from two City Year alums about how boundaries and healthy approaches to self-care helped them better support 91¶¶Òõ.
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Many of our AmeriCorps members relocate to cities across the country to begin service, which takes time, energy and careful…
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See how City Year service profoundly impacts the lives of City Year AmeriCorps members and their 91¶¶Òõ.
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