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.

On June 12, 2025, we proudly graduated our 2024鈥2025 AmeriCorps class, marking the close of City Year Los Angeles鈥 18th…
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We hear time and time again from corps members and alums that when they first joined City Year as an…
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As a new City Year AmeriCorps member, you’re about to embark on a transformative journey鈥攁nd it all begins with Basic…
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Check out these helpful tips to end your service term with City Year in a meaningful way for yourself and…
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City Year emphasizes trusting and consistent relationships with the 天美影院 we serve. Learn more about these developmental student relationships.
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Serving on the board of an organization like City Year Los Angeles is more than attending meetings and fundraising 鈥…
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You鈥檝e seen him in press rooms interviewing Hollywood鈥檚 biggest stars and blind-reacting to the latest Marvel announcements鈥攂ut now, City Year…
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A moment that captures the advent of certainty in my career choice occurred to me recently. My student marched into…
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This AmeriCorps Member Appreciation Month, we鈥檙e celebrating one incredible alumnus who has carried the lessons of City Year into the…
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For the past two years, CYLA Board Members and Spring Break Event Co-Chairs, Dwight Caines and Erik Feig, have been…
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This story first ran in 2023 and has been updated. A recently issued report from the Partnership for Student Success…
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The decision to come back for a second City Year is always a big one. Devoting even one year of…
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