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.

The City Year Alumni Leadership Awards, presented by Truist, are City Year鈥檚 highest alumni recognition. The awards recognize outstanding alums…
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As the world came together to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, 2024, City Year Washington DC proudly hosted…
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Last Friday afternoon, Dr. Michael Stevens, Executive Director of CYDC, and Gavin Ware, Managing Director of External Affairs, accompanied by…
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Awards season is in full swing, and that includes here at City Year! We recently hosted our annual alumni awards…
Read the storyCity Year Detroit鈥檚 school team at Cody High School nominated Elizabeth Toye for our School Partner Spotlight because of…
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Many City Year Philadelphia (CYP) alumni credit their year of service with transforming their lives, leading to lasting friendships, newfound…
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City Year honors four incredible alums for their dedication to social justice.
Read the storyConnecting with the Corps 鈥 An AMC MLK Experience Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 Day is…
Read the storyIn the spring of 2019, I was a soon to be graduate of Ohio State University with too much ambition…
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I’m still determining the exact year I started serving with City Year, but I’m positive that I served for two…
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Meet City Year New Orleans alum Jessica Ramirez! Jessica served as an AmeriCorps member at the Baptist Community Ministries team…
Read the storyReflecting on my Time at City Year Maddy Allen ’17 Upon reflecting on my time at City Year, I realized…
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