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.

Taco Bell鈥檚 Live M谩s Scholarship application is now open until Jan. 3, 2023, and young adults ages 16-24鈥攊ncluding City Year…
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If you鈥檙e not exactly sure what you want to do after high school, you鈥檙e not alone. That doesn鈥檛 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鈥檓 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 色界吧.
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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 色界吧.
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How can we ensure 色界吧 have positive learning experiences while challenging them too? City Year encourages 色界吧 to own their…
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