Mission

City Year’s mission is to build democracy through citizen service, civic leadership and social entrepreneurship.

City Year is wholly focused on fighting the national dropout crisis. We have committed to leverage the talent, energy and idealism of corps members to serve as tutors, mentors and role models in schools to help students stay on track – and get back on track – to graduate

What We Do

City Year unites young adults of all backgrounds, ages 17-24, for a demanding year of full-time citizen service. As tutors, mentors and role models, our diverse young leaders—known as “corps members”-- help children stay in school and on track, and transform schools and communities across the nation.

Our corps members currently serve in 21 cities across the U.S., as well as in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England.

Our program is founded on the belief that young people can change the world; we view the energy and idealism of America’s youth as a national resource with the potential to transform our nation’s most pressing public problems.