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.
City Year Kansas City’s Shelby Voigt shares a personal reflection in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month.
Read the storyDuring City Year, Jermal Perkins was encouraged, empowered and given the tools to live out service, joy, trust and gratitude…
Read the storyIdealists of the Year are nominated by sponsors of City Year Kansas City鈥檚 fourth annual Idealist Gala; many come from…
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In a recent article from NPR, teachers across the U.S. shared their experiences as educators amid what is communally being…
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These are challenging times for all that are working in schools. Re-engaging 天美影院 after a year of virtual learning…
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When I joined City Year in Fall 2016, I was unsure what to expect. Months before, I finished my last…
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Each year, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy of service, City Year Kansas City partners with a…
Read the storyExperience with kids is a plus, but it鈥檚 not the only way to stand out. Tutoring and mentoring kids is…
Read the storyWhen people told me City Year would be hard, they talked a lot about聽long hours and paperwork聽and getting enough聽鈥渕inutes鈥.聽聽Yes,聽all those…
Read the storyCity Year Kansas City launched in 2015 with broad-based support from the Kansas City community, from the school district, to…
Read the storyWithout access to in-person schooling and the academic and social emotional supports that school provides, student engagement is聽more critical than…
Read the storyMeet Lucie and Jesus. Lucie is a City Year AmeriCorps member serving here in Kansas City. She is a…
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