The City Year service experience can be an important first step in a young adult's career. City Year members receive a stipend, the Segal Education Award for some student loans and tuition costs, and valuable professional development.
Young adults will make a measurable impact in the lives of the ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº and communities–and grow as an individual. During a service year, young adults develop leadership and professional skills that advance their career after City Year—whether they choose to go into law, nonprofit management, education, business or medicine.
City Year allows young adults to serve as a mentor and tutor for ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº in schools in one of 29 cities around the U.S. for 11 months. Benefits include:
- A biweekly stipend
- An education award for certain loans or future tuition
- Student loan forbearance during service year
- Relocation benefit
- Health insurance
Compensation
Stipend
City Year AmeriCorps members receive a biweekly stipend that varies from state to state. And yet, serving with City Year is about so much more than the money. It’s about the ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº they’ll help realize their potential. It’s about the bonds they’ll forge with your team. We’re committed to ensuring that service is financially feasible for everyone. See more details: Compensation – City Year
Relocation allowance
All City Year AmeriCorps members who are relocating 50 miles or more for service can receive a $500 (pre-tax) one-time relocation payment after they have started service.
Segal Education Award
As a member of the federal AmeriCorps program you are eligible to earn the Segal Education award at the completion of your service year. The Segal Education award can go toward pursuing further education, to pay off existing qualified student location or educational travel. For a full-time, 1700-hour service year, this award is currently $7,395.
Scholarships
City Year partners with more than 100 leading colleges and universities to provide scholarships at the graduate and undergraduate level to our alumni. Each year, over $3 million dollars are available in scholarships, in a wide range of programs including education, public policy, social work, business, and public health.
What housing/relocation support will my child receive?
Our dedicated team of onboarding counselors are here to support incoming City Year AmeriCorps members every step of the way as they prepare for the start of service. Counselors provide city-based information around when to start looking for housing, resources for finding housing and roommates (it’s very common for City Year AmeriCorps members to live together as roommates) and recommendations around where to look for housing.
What type of professional development will they receive?
Throughout the year, City Year AmeriCorps members will receive extensive professional development.
City Year AmeriCorps members have a whole team of staff available to support their learning and development. Although a senior member of their team and their manager will be the staff they work with most closely, they will also receive support from a team focused on helping them feel confident and competent in serving ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº and reflecting on their own growth.
Basic Training Academy
The first four weeks of service are an intensive training and community building time called Basic Training Academy. Although skills for tutoring and service ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº are important, they only work when built upon a strong foundation, and the relationships they develop with their peers and teams are critical for delivering the best possible service to ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº.
For that reason, Basic Training Academy is focused on 1) building community, 2) learning the theory behind our service model and the work you do with ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº, and 3) the very basics of building relationships ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº and in schools.
Learning & development days
Once the foundation is built, we will slowly begin providing training in more specific student support and tutoring skills. This more specific training starts around the fifth week of service.
Observations, coaching, feedback, formal performance conversations
In order to support our AmeriCorps members in developing their service skills, their Impact Manager will occasionally observe them in action with their ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº. Afterwards, they will provide a space for them to think critically about their service and ways that they would like to improve. They will provide AmeriCorps members with feedback and resources to support their growth.
Career services and networking opportunities
Throughout the service year, there will be many opportunities to consider and plan for next steps after City Year. These include:
- Career Planning conversations with managers
- Networking events
- Mentoring opportunities
- Connections to our corporate partners
- Training in career topics (resumes, cover letter, interviewing, etc.)
What supports will City Year AmeriCorps members have while in the classroom?
At the start of the service year, every City Year AmeriCorps member is assigned to a school team. From there, each member of the school team is assigned to a specific classroom where they will partner with the classroom teacher. AmeriCorps members will work alongside their partner teacher in the classroom every day. In addition to working closely with a partner teacher and receiving ongoing tutoring and social-emotional learning training, City Year AmeriCorps members will collaborate with the senior member of their team and their manager in school every day.
Learn more about service with City Year
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