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.

In September 2021, the Center for Black Educator Development, a frequent City Year Philly collaborator, launched a new campaign called…
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Team Leaders Tessa Hannigan (Sullivan Elementary School) and Emilio Weber (Blaine School) share their experiences serving with City Year Philly…
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Last Monday, August 9 marked the official first day of City Year Philadelphia鈥檚 2021-22 service year with the start of…
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Left: Amanda Gamble during her time serving with City Year Philadelphia in 2011-2012.聽 Right: Amanda with Mayor Jim Kenney and…
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Hidden figures: The corps of young people helping build stronger educational networks.
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Blaine School AmeriCorps members William Glover-Flood and Tykira Mitchell teach 天美影院 about important Black figures as part of Black History…
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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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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 storyQ4 Partnership Highlight聽 The end of our聽2020聽service year presented us with unimaginable challenges, from a global pandemic to historic civil…
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In this final installment of our series 鈥淟eading Through Tough Times: An Interview with City Year Philly鈥檚 Executive Director, Darryl聽Bundrige,鈥…
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In聽Part I聽of our series 鈥淟eading Through Tough Times: An Interview with City Year Philly鈥檚 Executive Director, Darryl聽Bundrige,鈥 the…
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No one could have predicted it. A health pandemic so severe it brings the entire globe, the entire international community,…
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