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.
My name is Alexis Jefferson, and I proudly serve as a City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member on the Rockwell Automation…
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Some corps members want to give back to their community, some want to mentor and tutor 天美影院, some were inspired…
Read the storyWhile in college, I studied criminal justice with a specific focus on the school to prison pipeline and juvenile delinquency….
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The act of service is truly a radical act of love and underscores the value of human existence. I have…
Read the storyThis school year, the聽City Year聽Philadelphia聽AmeriCorps聽team serving at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School聽saw a unique opportunity to address two…
Read the storyNow that I am serving with City Year, there are a few questions I am asked that require me to…
Read the storyI have always been a planner. I am not the type of person to 鈥渨ing it鈥 or go into situations…
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Opening Day聽is always a special occasion for us at City Year as it marks the official launch to our year…
Read the storyOn Friday, September 13th, 2019 at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, 250聽City Year AmeriCorps members pledged聽to make a difference in…
Read the storyPhiladelphia. The City of Brotherly Love, home of the world champion Philadelphia Eagles (yes, we鈥檙e still claiming it) and the…
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“My City Year experience helped confirm for me how powerful active listening can be in building an authentic bond with…
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In the spring of 2017, Jessica Butay, a Hawai’i native who was about to graduate from college in Colorado, had…
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