As the new school year begins, the Los Angeles Unified School District typically sees high numbers of absent students and potential dropouts. To address this issue, the LAUSD organized its third “Student Recovery Day” in which volunteers help recover “No-Show” students; those students who did not return to school for the fall semester. Our 200 [...]
By Sarah Espinosa, City Year Los Angeles corps member The In School and On Track Summit officially opened with a luncheon that facilitated conversation between City Year members, sponsors, and partners. In a powerful display of unity, corps members from each of the 20 City Year sites recited the City Year pledge and shared inspirational [...]
Let’s get fired up! Starting May 1st, City Year needs your help to win $250,000 in the Pepsi Refresh Project. This year Pepsi is giving away more than $20M in grants to people and organizations with refreshing ideas that change the world, but Pepsi won’t decide who gets the grants- we will, by voting for [...]