It’s hard to believe that we are almost halfway through the month of March and getting closer to our last application deadline of the year. Luckily, we have a lot of great stories to show for all the hard work and impact City Year has been making here in Los Angeles and across the country. [...]
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Nelson Sofer, corps member It’s Thursday and my fourth grade class is already behind in their mid-year assessments. My teacher is reading out instructions and leading the class through strategies of how to take a test. Twenty-five talkative students packed into tight tables, the lesson has already been difficult to teach. Out of the corner [...]
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Jaleasa Hampton, corps member Hi, it’s Jaleasa here, proudly, oh so proudly serving at Compton Avenue Elementary School. I interviewed my Team Leader Vanessa Danziger to get the 411 on things you will need to know to be the best corps member you can be. Along with Vanessa’s tips I will be giving my thoughts [...]
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Gauthami Penakalapati, City Year Los Angeles If you’ve been following the recent blog topics, you may have realized that living on a stipend in style requires some creativity. In addition to the food stamps and the multitude of free activities, LA living requires some forethought and planning. Budgeting is a great way to keep track [...]
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By Camie Zamir, Team Leader at Stevenson Middle School As you may know, corps members work long hours and sometimes serve on the weekends. The demands of daily service might result in scenarios such as, eating on the go, snacking, maintaining a caffeine buzz all day or forgetting to eat altogether. It’s often difficult to [...]
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By Marcus McKoy, City Year Los Angeles Senior Corps Member I know your excitement is rising as you start your service year, so I want to open the year with a topic that might become increasingly interesting to you: Life Outside of City Year, or LOCY for short. I have a short list of [...]
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We know many of you are hard at work on your City Year applications, intending to submit them for our deadline on February 15th, 2012. As you are putting the finishing touches on your essays, here are some last minute tips for you: Contact your recommenders to make sure they have received an email from [...]
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Have you liked what you have seen so far? Would you like an opportunity to be part of future change? Complete your online application for our Early Decision Deadline before midnight on November 15, 2010 and be among the first group of candidates to be considered for our 2011-2012 CYLA Corps. Should you be offered [...]
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