Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

City Year is more than a gap year; Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÂ is a growth year. During my year of service, I grew in many…
Read the story
Social-emotional learning is a way that Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ can support students in acquiring tools to better understand and navigate their…
Read the story
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is designed to improvise and conquer new challenges. Whether in a classroom, hallway, office, cafeteria or outdoor space,…
Read the story
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Jacksonville AmeriCorps member Ray Van Allen chose to serve to spend time after college and before graduate school…
Read the story
Consider serving with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Baton Rouge! Here are three ways they work to support AmeriCorps members through their year…
Read the story
Ben and Brittany were able to do a call with Alejandro Villafuerte about his experience serving with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. We…
Read the story
As the heart of this organization, we simply could not do this work without you. Thank you.
Read the story
A component of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ calendar is the Mid-Year Summit, where AmeriCorps members come together to reestablish expectations and…
Read the storyThe safety and well-being of our Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps members, students, staff, partners and broader communities we serve is always…
Read the storyThe CYSA Food Pantry needs to be replenished for our incoming AmeriCorps members. Consider donating any item(s) on CYSA’s Amazon…
Read the story
As we all know, February is a month that has been designated to celebrate Black achievements across the United States…
Read the story
In Chinese culture each year corresponds with twelve animals on the Chinese calendar, almost like a mascot for the year….
Read the story