"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
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.
Through City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child service model, City Year deploys diverse teams of full-time corps members in schools to help students stay on track – and get back on track – to graduate.
In each partner school, these young leaders begin their in-school service before the first bell rings and stay until the last child leaves the after-school program by providing:
- academic support
- attendance monitoring and incentives
- positive behavior support
- after-school programming; and
- in-school programs and activities such as assemblies and celebrations that improve the overall school environment.
Learn more about how how City Year can help students stay In School & on Track.
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.