"The only thing worse than kids giving up on school, is if we give up on them."

City Year San José/Silicon Valley

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City Year San José/Silicon Valley

Our Work in San José

Nearly one in four students in San José are at risk for dropping out. The consequences are real: students who drop out are eight times more likely to become incarcerated and three times more likely to be unemployed. When a student drops out of school it has a lasting effect on our communities.

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Our Corps

Highly Skilled Near-Peer Mentors

City Year San José/Silicon Valley deploys 138 highly skilled AmeriCorps members to serve in 13 elementary, middle and high schools. Together, this team positively impacts over 7,000 students.

Meet the San José Corps

Our Impact

Powerful Results

Our AmeriCorps members served students in 13 San José public schools this year and we continuously track and measure our Impact.

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Support Us

Make an impact today

When you support City Year, we’ll use your help to put more AmeriCorps members into more schools nationwide – which helps more students and schools succeed. By 2023, we aspire to serve 1 million students per day, in over 1,200 schools nationwide, something that’s only possible with the continued support of our donors and partners.

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Events

Come See our Work in Action

Throughout the year, City Year San José/Silicon Valley hosts inspirational and high-energy special events. We hope you’ll join us and experience the passion and dedication of our corps firsthand.

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In The News

Read what others are saying

City Year is making headlines for our work within the schools and communities where we serve. Here you can read what others have to say about us on a local and national level, and how we are impacting lives in the classroom and beyond.

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