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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.
Connecting with the Corps 鈥 An AMC MLK Experience Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 Day is…
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said, 鈥淓verybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college…
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This year would have marked Dr. King’s 95th birthday. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service commemorates his legacy,…
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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Student success coaches (SSCs) are young people, ages 17 to 25, who serve with City Year on teams as tutors,…
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A year of service with City Year is impactful for communities and transformative for the young people who serve. As…
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If you鈥檙e not exactly sure what you want to do after high school, you鈥檙e not alone. That doesn鈥檛 mean your…
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There is no going back to who you were after experiencing the impact of a service year with City Year….
Read the storyReflecting on my Time at City Year Maddy Allen ’17 Upon reflecting on my time at City Year, I realized…
Read the storyCity Year Detroit鈥檚 Leadership Breakfast brought together local leaders from the business, education, and philanthropic sectors to discuss education…
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Harrison Evers is a first year AmeriCorps member serving with City Year Buffalo as a student success coach, where he…
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City Year is releasing a new resource for practitioners, The Power of Student Success Coaches in Community Schools. This guide…
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