Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, 麻豆国产, partners and alums.

As the health pandemic that is COVID-19 has come in and disrupted the first half 2020 for the entire…
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Q2 Partner聽Highlights聽 City Year Philadelphia鈥檚 work is made possible thanks to organizations and community partners across the city who often…
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With the holiday season around the corner and 2019 ending, it鈥榮 the聽perfect time for reflecting and looking ahead. For City…
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For Nolan Tully, a City Year Philadelphia (CYP) Associate Board member and a Partner at Philadelphia headquartered law…
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AmeriCorps Spotlight聽 Thomas A. Edison High School聽 Works with 9th聽and 10th聽graders聽 Subjects:聽Algebra聽2, Earth Science, and English聽聽 With the first…
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After a plate full of turkey on Thanksgiving and finding big-box deals on Black Friday聽comes the national day of giving…
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In commemoration of Black History Month 2019, City Year Philadelphia has recognized and paid homage to African-American pioneers in education….
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Today, Ruby is 64 years old and she still calls New Orleans home. There, she runs the Ruby Bridges Foundation…
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Chelsea Badeau is currently the Senior Director of Editorial Production at Comcast聽NBCUniversal. In this role, she manages editorial content on…
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From cheerleading and basketball, to science, dance, and even film-making club, City Year’s work isn’t just done during the school…
Read the storyThis school year, the聽City Year聽Philadelphia聽AmeriCorps聽team serving at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School聽saw a unique opportunity to address two…
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There is so much to love about聽living and working in Philadelphia.聽Between the scenic parks, accessible art, delicious food and the…
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