The Uniform
City Year corps members wear a distinctive uniform, issued by the organization - a red bomber jacket worn with khaki pants and Timberland boots. Two City Year sites, San José/Silicon Valley and Los Angeles, wear yellow bomber jackets. This is because red is a charged color in the communities in which they serve.
The high-visibility jacket and distinctive boots have become synonymous with the organization, whether in schools or throughout the surrounding communities.
The uniform ensures that corps members are easily recognizable as members and representatives of City Year, helping to ensure continuity from year to year.
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“Odors from decaying food wafting through the air when the door is opened, colorful mold growing between a wet gym uniform and the damp carpet underneath, and the complete supply of bath towels scattered throughout the bedroom can become wonderful opportunities to help your teenager learn once again that the art of living in a community requires compromise, negotiation, and consensus.”
—Barbara Coloroso (20th century)
“The maples
Stood uniform in buckets, and the steam
Of sap and snow rolled off the sugarhouse.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)