Bridging The Gap

The Problem

The gap that stands between students and their potential

At City Year, we believe education has the power to help every student reach his or her potential. However, in high-poverty communities there are external factors and obstacles students are faced with every day that can interfere with their ability to both get to school and be ready and able to learn.

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Our Approach

At City Year, we’re working to bridge the gap in high-poverty communities between the support that students actually need, and what their schools are designed and resourced to provide. In doing so, we’re helping to increase graduation rates across the country, and changing the lives of the students we serve.

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Our Impact

Nationwide

Through our data-driven approach and by coming together with our partners and schools, City Year is continuing to make a measurable impact in the lives of the students and communities we’re serving, and we’ve got the results to show for it.

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Research

White Papers

City Year believes in partnership and collaboration in all that we do, and that includes how we use research to shape our approach to improving educational outcomes for students. Take a look at some of our research and findings.

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Related Links

  • Support Us

    When you partner with us, you’ll not only be fighting the dropout crisis and directly impacting the lives of the students we’re serving, you’ll also be making an investment that can better our country’s future on a larger scale.

  • The Corps Experience

    Serving as a City Year AmeriCorps member is a complex and challenging, yet rewarding commitment. This role is designed to help students build the social-emotional and academic skills to achieve their goals. Learn more about the what City Year AmeriCorps members do to support students and their communities.

  • 28 U.S. Locations

    City Year has 28 U.S. locations and 3 international affiliates.