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 [...]
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By Arthur Shtern, City Year Los Angeles corps member I arrived at the Hyatt Regency Hotel around 4:00pm. I didn’t know what exactly to expect, and all I could think was that the place was pretty swanky. To be honest, I didn’t really know what the Champion’s Reception was going to be about, but I [...]
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City Year Los Angeles is gearing up for our largest event ever! We’re very excited to be the host site for City Year’s National Leadership Summit. Co-hosted by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, leaders from across the nation will meet in Los Angeles on May 18 and 19 to discuss role national service can play in [...]
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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 [...]
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Name: Tristen Jones Age: 20 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Team Role: Serving as the After-School Program Coordinator at 112th Street Elementary in Watts Why do you serve with City Year? I serve with City Year because I want to be the change that I wish to see in the world. Instead of complaining about the [...]
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By Arthur Shtern, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member Lunch started at noon and the rain was still coming down really heavy. Many of the murals that were done outside experienced some smudging and running. Regardless, I’m sure our incredible Civic Engagement team will figure out how to deal with it. Lunch time is always [...]
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By Richard Premvaree, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member For most Americans, MLK Day is seen as a holiday, a break from school and work. But for City Year Los Angeles and the volunteers at Belvedere Junior High it is not a day off but a day ON! We are currently giving the school the [...]
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The Civic Engagement Team and the City and Young Heroes teams are gearing up for one of our biggest days of the year – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! We see MLK Day as a day ON not a day off, so to honor Dr. King’s legacy, we are engaging over 1,000 Angelenos in a [...]
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