History

 In 1994 City Year selected Chicago as one of three cities for the first national expansion of the City Year program. That year, 55 corps members provided a vast array of services to communities throughout Chicago, including painting murals, providing services to the homeless and the elderly, as well as providing enrichment programs for children living with HIV and AIDS.

Over the last eight years, City Year Chicago has responded to the increasing need for literacy development for children living in Chicago.

CITY YEAR CHICAGO FACTS

• 777 corps members have graduated from City Year Chicago
• 1,320,900 hours of service to Chicago
• 8,545 children served since 1994
• 2,378 children tutored in literacy since 2003

Learn more about the history of City Year.