Articles from City Year

City Year names new executive directors to lead across seven U.S. cities
Boston, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- City Year, an education nonprofit that recruits young adults as mentors and tutors for a year of service in under-resourced schools, announces seven new executive directors who will lead our local sites in key cities across the United States. 
By City Year · Via GlobeNewswire · April 22, 2026
City Year receives Carnegie grant to prepare more young adults for the teaching profession
Funding will advance national service as a pathway to education careers
By City Year · Via GlobeNewswire · December 10, 2025
City Year Launches New Resource to Help Educators Advance Equitable Learning and Student Achievement
The Student Success Coaches Playbook offers guidelines for providing academic, social and emotional support for young people in systemically under-resourced schools
By City Year · Via GlobeNewswire · November 14, 2024
City Year CEO Jim Balfanz included in 2024 NonProfit Times Power and Influence Top 50 list
The annual list recognizes top nonprofit leaders.
By City Year · Via GlobeNewswire · August 2, 2024
New research findings show connections between youth national service and workforce readiness
Conducted by Cornell University in collaboration with City Year, Inc, and with support from Einhorn Collaborative. the study also reveals that the AmeriCorps service experience builds the capacity to work with diverse teams
By City Year · Via GlobeNewswire · July 10, 2024
City Year Announces Historic Partnership with Paul Quinn College, its First-Ever Partnership with a Historically Black College and University
City Year’s AmeriCorps members have the opportunity to attend Paul Quinn College and receive four years of corporate work experience, up to $18,000 per year in annual scholarships, and full-time job offers
By City Year · Via GlobeNewswire · March 12, 2024
LEGO Foundation and City Year launch new resource focused on improving student success
The “playbook” offers recommendations on how community school leaders can bring greater social, emotional and academic supports to meet the needs of all students
By City Year · Via GlobeNewswire · November 9, 2023