"City Year has delivered for us. It is one of the brightest and most worthwhile programs – and one of the most effective programs we have. And it is effective because it is young people reaching out to young people. City Year corps members are literally living and walking role models for our students, and they show our students what the possibilities are.”
– Paul Vallas, Superintendent
Recovery School District of New Orleans
ON SCHOOLS
Helping Students Stay In School & On Track
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A breakthrough study from Johns Hopkins University establishes that students who are most at risk of dropping out of school can be identified as early as middle school through key indicators – poor attendance, unsatisfactory behavior and course failure in math and English. When just one of these off-track indicators is exhibited by a child as early as the 6th grade, students have a likelihood of less than 25% of graduating from high school.
City Year corps members help improve student attendance, behavior and course performance to keep students on track for graduation:
 | In Chicago, 96% of Chicago Public Elementary students in grades K-3 who were tutored one-on-one by corps members improved their reading level by one third of a grade or more (2008). |
 | In Cleveland, at two schools where City Year corps members served, 72% of fourth graders scored at or above the proficiency level in math, compared with an average of 52% among fourth graders in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (2007). |
 | In Seattle/King County, 94% of students in grades K-5 who were tutored one-on-one or in small groups by City Year corps members increased their reading levels by at least half a level (2007). |
| In Philadelphia, Principal Sharif El-Mekki said: “A few years ago, almost 500 students were suspended—62% of our student population. Last year, with the assistance of City Year and their methods of community building and civic engagement, our number dropped to 27%. This current year, the number of suspended students is on target to reach lower than 15%.” (2007) |
| In a nationwide survey (2008), teacher and principal responses reflected a strong, positive perception of City Year’s impact on students and schools: - 95% percent of teachers agreed that corps members have a positive impact on student learning.
- 91% percent of teachers agreed that corps members serve as role models on how to work with people from different backgrounds.
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ON COMMUNITIES
Since 1988, City Year’s more than 12,500 corps members have:
- Served more than 1 million children
- Completed more than 20 million hours of service
- Engaged more than 1 million citizens in service
"Nothing means more to me than providing New York’s children with the tools they need to succeed in the classroom and in life, and no organization has done a better job of helping me achieve this goal than City Year."
– Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City
ON YOUNG LEADERS
Research undertaken by City Year establishes that as corps members help the students they serve, they are also becoming "leaders for life." Regular surveys, studies and assessments are conducted to analyze and improve City Year service. Click here to read highlights and studies.