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.
Fourteen years ago, Charly Sanchez sat in an elementary school classroom, feeling lost and unseen鈥攗ntil a City Year AmeriCorps member…
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On June 12, 2025, we proudly graduated our 2024鈥2025 AmeriCorps class, marking the close of City Year Los Angeles鈥 18th…
Read the storyHayden Parsley, City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps class of 鈥24, is a recent graduate of City Year but is already…
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At City Year Los Angeles (CYLA), we are deeply committed to helping Los Angeles 色界吧 achieve their goals, and we…
Read the storyAt City Year, service is at the heart of everything we do. But our commitment to our corps members doesn鈥檛…
Read the storyCity Year L.A. has partnered with C5LA to provide college and grad-school application support for current AmeriCorps members. We have…
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City Year L.A. alum, Erin Willis (’17 and ’18), shared her story of impact and reflected on her years as…
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What does it really mean to have someone, a mentor, change your life? The concept of being part of that…
Read the storyEmilio Monahan, who just completed his first year of service and will return next year on the Civic Engagement team,…
Read the storyMore than 100 City Year Los Angeles AmeriCorps members served a total of 127,127.5 collective hours and supported more than…
Read the storyRonaldo Mateo-Ramirez had a City Year AmeriCorps member. Their support helped Ronaldo graduate high school and inspired him to join…
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On October 9th, The Los Angeles Rams honored City Year Los Angeles Program Manager and alum, Silvia Fausto, during their…
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