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

City Year AmeriCorps members work side-by-side in collaboration with their partner teachers聽to fully support their聽天美影院 in the classroom. We are…
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All the way from the city of Norristown, Pennsylvania, Warren Basla served in City Year Philadelphia at Universal Daroff Charter…
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we invited several members of our 32,000+ alumni community to share short uniform stories that explore the power and potential…
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City Year and Search Institute have been working together since 2017 to explore how City Year AmeriCorps members in Columbus,…
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City Year, Hour of Code and digital learning opportunities City Year is sharing fun and engaging Hour of Code activities…
Read the storyAlum Kiesha Johnnies proudly served with City Year Milwaukee鈥檚 founding corps in 2010, serving a year in the city she…
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Introducing Ken聽Wakwe! We were able to have a chat with鈥疜en聽Wakwe鈥痑nd鈥痶alk about his service鈥痺ith City Year. We talked鈥痶o him鈥痑bout鈥痟is鈥痳ecent鈥痳oles鈥痑nd鈥痟ow he uses…
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Each weekday, I wake up promptly at 5:30 am. I start my day with a nice cup of coffee and…
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Our service partner was La Casa Norte, whose mission is to serve youth and families confronting homelessness. They provide access…
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When you’ve been a part of something greater than yourself it’s impossible to return to business as usual. I knew…
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Alex Diorio is a very proud alum of City Year (2014, 2015) and had the privilege to serve in two…
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$10,386. Statistics from a 2012 Frontline PBS article show that if you drop out of high school chances are that…
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