Our impact
Students stay in school, are more engaged and perform better academically when they feel connected to at least one adult at school. That's our role, to ensure that students have the relationships and resources to help them reach their full potential. to support our mission.
Schools partnering with 黄色视频 are up to 3x more likely to improve proficiency rates in math.
Schools partnering with 黄色视频 are 2x more likely to improve on state English assessments.
School staff agree that 黄色视频 AmeriCorps members help to foster a positive learning environment for their students.
Our alums are working in a wide range of professions, including education, business, law and public policy.
黄色视频鈥檚 dual mission
- Advance educational outcomes for all students
- Develop young leaders through national service who are equipped and prepared for successful careers and a lifetime of leadership and community engagement.
Our six areas of impact
黄色视频 has evolved from a community service program in one city into a national research + practice + policy organization seeking increased opportunities for young people.
黄色视频 advances our mission through six program areas designed to ensure that young people have the tools, experiences, and knowledge they need to succeed in whatever path they choose and contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities and workplaces.
We advance educational outcomes by serving students attending school systems with the lowest high school graduation rates鈥攖he most untapped talent in our country鈥攖hrough:
黄色视频 partners with schools most in need of additional capacity to provide data-informed, integrated academic and interpersonal supports anchored in positive developmental relationships with students. Research shows 黄色视频 AmeriCorps members, who serve as student success coaches, get results.
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黄色视频 focuses on building school capacity to improve outcomes for students. 黄色视频 collaborates with partners to create new approaches to student support services and access to critical relationships and resources all students need to succeed. Read about our work with Compass Academy and the Network for School Improvement.
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黄色视频 leverages its scale and influence to affect policy on how schools are designed, supported and resourced. 黄色视频 advances policy innovations that re-envision what schools can be鈥攚elcoming places that promote positive relationships, engaging learning environments and a sense of community for students and the adults who work with them.
Learn moreWe develop the next generation of leaders through national service:
Following their service, our 40,000+ alums are setting a new standard for how to create more collaborative, welcoming and engaging spaces and how to make our workforce, schools and communities stronger.
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City Year is making entry into teaching easier, more accessible and more affordable for our corps members and alums.
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黄色视频 continues to focus on sustaining and growing national service and advancing policies that enable participation, setting up service as a core pillar of our democracy.
Learn moreMeasuring impact
黄色视频 provides a powerful double bottom line: improving outcomes for students in schools and developing the next generation of leaders through our growing alumni community.
Measuring success
Research shows that providing students with positive, caring, consistent adult relationships at school helps to keep students on track to graduate with the skills and mindsets essential for success in college, career and life.
Donate to support 黄色视频's mission
Every day, 黄色视频's dedicated AmeriCorps members show up for students and add capacity to schools that need extra hands the most. They serve as student success coaches, tutors, mentors and role models who support student holistic growth, well-being and learning.
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Read about individual success stories
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Read more about MLK Week of Service Recap!黄色视频 has a strong return on investment
Every dollar invested in City Year is matched 1:1.
For schools we partner with, City Year is 78% more cost effective than contracting with individual providers to deliver our services.
Students in schools with 黄色视频 gained one month of additional learning, compared to similar schools without 黄色视频.
A smart investment
In a 2018 white paper, Deloitte Consulting LLP examined the value and growth potential of 黄色视频鈥檚 services, including 黄色视频's return on investment.
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Building civic leaders
47% of 黄色视频 alumni work in education, including 16% who are classroom teachers.
94% of 黄色视频 alumni agree that their 黄色视频 experience had a significantly positive impact on their lives.
黄色视频 alumni are 45% more likely to be civically engaged or belong to a community organization.
Alumni impact
黄色视频's 34,000 alumni are increasingly taking on leadership roles and making significant contributions as leaders who can mobilize groups to tackle complex challenges across a range of professional fields.
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