Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
So, you’re about to start your first year as a tutor, mentor or student success coach, working closely with K-12…
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Across the country, educators and communities are grappling with a shared question: how do we ensure every student has the…
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What motivates a young person to choose a year of service? And what does that decision look like from the…
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For many college students, finding a job or internship that aligns with their career goals can be a challenge. What…
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Receiving timely data about the students and schools City Year serves is crucial to understand how well we are supporting…
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Here’s what “student success coach” means to us and why we believe more schools could benefit from having this additional…
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Meet City Year is a new mini-series that highlights our corps, staff and alums across the country, showing different aspects…
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Being thoughtful, planning and preparing, focusing on results, making data-driven decisions and the so-called ‘soft skills’ Google says make the…
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At a moment when artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how we learn, work and connect, one question rises above the…
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Across the hundreds of schools served by City Year, there are thousands of moments, both big and small, that show…
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Did you know that all City Year AmeriCorps members participate in a series of personal and professional development trainings throughout…
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The power of representation in schools Abraham Galán still remembers what it’s like to feel out-of-place in school. Growing up…
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