City Year’s vision is that one day the most commonly asked question of a young person will be:

“Where are you going to do your service year?”

City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors, and role models, these young leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and neighborhoods across the U.S. and in South Africa. City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps.

This year, City Year’s 1,400 young leaders will complete more than 2.4 million hours of service through the following activities:

• Mentoring, tutoring, and educating school children in partnership with public schools;
• Organizing after-school programs and school vacation programs;
• Engaging students of all ages in community service and leadership development activities; and
• Planning and leading physical service projects.

From a 50-person summer pilot program in 1988, City Year has grown to 18 locations:

• Boston, MA
• Chicago, IL
• Cleveland, OH
• Columbia, SC
• Columbus, OH
• Detroit, MI
• Little Rock/North Little Rock, AR
• Louisiana
• Los Angeles, CA
• New Hampshire
• New York, NY
• Philadelphia, PA
• Rhode Island
• San José/Silicon Valley, CA
• San Antonio, TX
• Seattle/King County, WA
• South Africa
• Washington, DC

Since its inception, City Year has:

• Graduated more than 10,400 alumni;
• Served 1,060,000 children;
• Completed 16 million hours of service;
• Partnered with more than 1050 corporations and 3,100 service organizations; and
• Engaged more than 1,000,000 citizens in service.

City Year is a model private/public partnership, and its closest strategic partners include:

• Bank of America
• Cisco
• Comcast
• CSX
• Pepperidge Farm®
• Pepsi-Cola Company
• The Timberland Company
• T-Mobile