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City Year Denver BOD Fundraising Page
$2,550 Raised
Summary
Organization name
City Year, Inc.
1988
Category
Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
789 Sherman St Suite 400Denver, CO 80203
Denver County, CO, US
About
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City Year AmeriCorps members serve as student success coaches, supporting the development, growth and success of students in systemically under-resourced schools while cultivating skills to be leaders in their communities and careers.
Testimonials
Whole School, Whole Child:
Focus on relationships & preparing students for success
City Year helps students and schools succeed by delivering holistic support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Drawing from our 30-years of experience in human and youth development, we are committed to supporting the development of both our students and our AmeriCorps members.
Using the best of what we know from research and practice, our Whole School, Whole Child model is now widely understood to be a critical component of successful recovery from the pandemic and its effects on students and communities. Why? Because learning isn't academic or social-emotional, it is integrated. Our holistic, integrated model builds skills and supports mindsets critical for students' success in school and beyond.
City Year AmeriCorps members help students stay engaged and on track in their learning by focusing on three early warning indicators that have been defined through research: poor attendance, disruptive behavior and course failure in math and English. Trouble in these three "ABC's" has been shown to be a direct indicator of a student's risk of becoming disengaged in their learning.
Our AmeriCorps members, ages 18 to 24, serve as Student Success coaches and are the first faces students see in the morning when they arrive at school. The day begins with a high-energy greeting outside of the school and a welcome line of high-fives and handshakes. Going above and beyond, next, AmeriCorps members call home on students who are absent, making sure they know that their absence is felt. They also support them in completing classwork they'll miss and build a sense of trust and partnership with their parents and families. Corps members then assist students throughout the day in the classroom and during breaks, and after school, through both small-group and one-on-one tutoring sessions.
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Since 2011, City Year Denver has...
- Deployed 800+ Americorps Members in 35 different partner schools in the Denver Public School district
- Completed over 1.3 million hours of service
- Delivered individual focus-list tutoring to over 1500 students
- Ensured that 84% of students tutored by City Year have met or exceeded prevention target in Mathematics
- Ensured that 90% of students tutored by City Year have met or exceeded prevention targets in English Language Arts
And after navigating through a difficult first, full school year (2020-2021) during a global pandemic, our partner survey results showed that...
- 100% of principals in our partner schools agree that City Year AmeriCorps members have supported the engagement and participation of students in school
- 100% of principals in our partner schools agree that city Year is a worthwhile investment for schools and districts
- 100% of teachers in our partner schools agree that City Year AmeriCorps members help their students feel a sense of belonging in the classroom
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Mission
City Year's mission is to advance educational equity by supporting students furthest from opportunity and to develop diverse leaders through national service who can work across lines of difference.
Background Statement
City Year was founded in 1988 by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, then-roommates at Harvard Law School, who felt strongly that young people in service could be a powerful resource for addressing America's most pressing issues.
They built City Year with the conviction that one person can make a difference, and since its inception, City Year has promoted the vision of service as a common expectation - and a real opportunity - for citizens all around the world. City Year's vision is that one day the most commonly asked question of a young person will be, "Where are you going to do your service year?"
City Year narrowed its service in 2006 to focus solely on America's graduation crisis, deploying all Corps Members to public schools in underserved communities and designing its comprehensive Whole School Whole Child program to ensure maximum impact. City Year is currently serving in 28 cities across the United States and in three international affiliate sites located in Johannesburg, South Africa, and London and Birmingham, England. City Year Denver, launched in 2011 with the support of state and local government and education professionals, is proud to be one of those 28 sites.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80203