The Corps
City Year corps members are between the ages of 17 and 24 and represent a diverse array of racial, ethnic, religious, and educational backgrounds. Approximately 60% of the corps members are recent college graduates, while approximately 20% has some college and approximately 20% are recent high school graduates.
Corps members begin their term of service in the summertime, undergoing several weeks of intensive training before the beginning of the school year, when they are assigned to serve on a team at one particular school. During this training, corps members are oriented to City Year culture and trained on how to work within schools.
Like other AmeriCorps members, City Year corps members receive a biweekly living allowance, or stipend. This stipend varies depending on the cost of living for the particular site that a corps member is serving at. Many City Year corps members also receive transportation benefits for the local transit authority.
City Year is a highly selective program. Last year, roughly 1 in 5 applications to City Year were offered a spot with the current corps.
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