We are proud to support Robin Hood: Lionhearts, an initiative being held in conjunction with Universal’s upcoming film Robin Hood. The program gives Lionhearts – people who make a positive impact in society via their involvement with a cause or charity – the opportunity to share their stories of philanthropy and garner votes of support from [...]
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By Andrew Pelayo, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member After completing the first quarter at Sunrise Avenue Elementary, students and teachers are picking up the pace in preparation for the upcoming California Standards Tests. At this time of year, some students can start to feel overwhelmed if they are having difficulty with a given subject [...]
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By: Sophie Rokicki, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member During my first week at Hollenbeck Middle School, my goal was to get a feel for not only my students, but also for the school’s atmosphere – social cliques, hang-out spots and the like. In one week’s time I noticed a few students, some in my [...]
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By Megan Sounders, Whole School, Whole Child Corps Member Diego is a student at John Liechty Middle School. At the beginning of this school year, he was absent three days of every week. He never turned in any homework assignments, and as a result, he was at the bottom of all of his classes. One [...]
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By: Chase Kruse, Young Heroes Corps Member At our Fall Service Day, our Heroes, middle and high school students in our weekend leadership development program, were able to provide a lot of much needed service. One project gathered all of the Heroes together to write out hundreds and hundreds of little cards with heartfelt, inspirational messages to [...]
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by City Year LA on November 12, 2009 · 0 comments
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By Claire Matienzo, Team Leader at Union Avenue Elementary School During my 2008-09 corps year at Union Avenue Elementary School, I worked alongside a young student four days of the week for thirty minute sessions. He had recently moved to Los Angeles from an indigenous town in Central America with his family and spoke a [...]
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By Jenelle Thomson, Team Leader at John Liechty Middle School I served as a City Year corps member at John Liechty Middle School last year. All throughout the academic year, I worked with Alejandra, a sixth-grade student, on her English skills. Alejandra is an English Language Learner and had scored below basic in English on [...]
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