City Year supports corps members during their service year by providing the following full-time, education and career benefits:
You will receive a stipend to help you meet living expenses while participating in the program. The stipend amount varies from location to location. Please contact the recruitment team at your prospective location for more information.
At the end of your City Year service year, you will receive an education award of $5,350* through AmeriCorps. You can apply the award toward a college degree, graduate school, or existing or future qualified student loans. Learn more about the institutions that match the education award.
The AmeriCorps Education Award is taxable in the year it is used. Eligibility is based on a minimum of 1,700 service hours, completion of all City Year graduation requirements, and serving for the entire program length. A school is qualified if it is a Title IV institution of higher education.
*Corps members who complete the 2010-2011 service year receive an award of $5,350 (the increase from the current $4,725 Education Award is pending passage of the 2010 Federal Budget).
Federal Student Loan Deferment**
You can request that qualified student loans be put into forbearance during your term of service. You can also request to have any accrued interest paid by AmeriCorps at the successful completion of your service term.
** Most federal student loans qualify for mandatory forbearance based on AmeriCorps enrollment. To ensure participation, please verify the policy on forbearance with your individual lending institution(s).
Basic health care coverage is provided during your active service.
AmeriCorps*CARES child care benefits are available to City Year corps members if they meet eligibility requirements. For specific guidelines, please contact your prospective City Year site.
Provided by our Official Outerwear and Footwear Provider, The Timberland Company and our Official Apparal Partner, ARAMARK, the City Year uniform has become a symbol of service to the community.
T-Mobile is a National In-Kind Sponsor of City Year and provides each corps member with a cell phone and service for the duration of the service year. Corps members are granted 300 minutes of usage per month.