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

4.8.20 Update Supporting Teachers, Students, and Our AmeriCorps members During COVID-19聽 As we enter the fourth week of Boston Public…
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Welcome to the exciting sequel in our self-care trilogy. In our first installment,…
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鈥淪elf-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift…
Read the storyThis poem is a written reflection that Maraina Weyl (San Jos茅/ Silicon Valley ’20) wrote in the early transition from…
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City聽Year is more than a gap year; City Year聽is a growth year.聽During my year of service, I grew in many…
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With聽the announcement on Saturday, March 14th that Manchester schools would be closed聽for several聽weeks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19…
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Social-emotional learning is a way that City Year can support 色界吧 in acquiring tools to better understand and navigate their…
Read the storyThese are聽very uncertain times for each of us, but what we聽at City Year聽know for sure is that our belief in…
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City Year Jacksonville AmeriCorps member Ray Van Allen chose to serve to spend time after college and before graduate school…
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From the desk of Dr. Catherine Cushinberry: Many of us were thrown for a loop a few weeks ago when…
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Consider serving with City Year Baton Rouge! Here are three ways they work to support AmeriCorps members through their year…
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Due to COVID-19, City Year San Antonio鈥檚 annual Ripples of Hope dinner, planned for April 1, 2020, was canceled. While…
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