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.

While my intentions are to pursue a career in education, this networking event pushed me to reflect on the wide…
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Let鈥檚 be real. Living on a City Year stipend can be tough. Considering all the monthly fees for things such…
Read the storyThe red jacket we put on every day has a gravitational pull that draws 色界吧 in. Their past experiences…
Read the storyA Baton Rouge program is working to set 色界吧 on a path to success by providing academic support and creating…
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At the start of each year, each City Year site holds a Red Jacket Dedication ceremony where every City Year…
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聽learned about聽City Year when she was pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business management聽at The College of New Jersey.聽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聽annual聽Women鈥檚 Leadership Luncheon, held virtually on Tuesday, October聽13.聽The luncheon聽united women to support the…
Read the storyWithout access to in-person schooling and the academic and social emotional supports that school provides, student engagement is聽more critical than…
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Get to know the City Year Detroit family! Meet our Development Director, Ashley Ashkenazi, who is in her sixth City…
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