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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.

Caring adults, including AmeriCorps members, can help to create learning environments where young people thrive and feel welcomed and valued.
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As the name suggests, National School Librarian Day allows people to appreciate school librarians and everything they do for schools…
Read the storyCity Year Detroit hosted a panel to discuss how increasing the number of male educators of color will help close…
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The Everyone Graduates Center’s multi-year research project on City Year’s holistic support services shows how our approach increases trust in…
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This blog was updated in January 2024 to reflect the School District of Philadelphia鈥檚 changing literacy curriculum.聽 AmeriCorps members at…
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Together with a core group of leading organizations that includes City Year, the National Partnership for Student Success releases a…
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After graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I ended…
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Cadence Pentheny, City Year New Hampshire 鈥17, 鈥18, awarded the 2022 Alumni Leadership Award for their dedication to social justice.
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For many City Year Philadelphia (CYP) AmeriCorps members, the relationships formed through their year of service can have a lifechanging…
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Hires Include Former AmeriCorps Member and Local Educator聽 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 3, 2023) 鈥 City Year Little Rock…
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At City Year, like many organizations, we live in a world of acronyms. As an alum, I believe the most…
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Reimagine education: building trust in schools To educators, parents, youth advocates and changemakers, The pandemic experience has highlighted鈥攑erhaps more than…
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