Our stories
Stories are woven into the fabric of our organisation and we hope that anyone who is involved with us will go away with their own City Year story to tell - of how young people are changing Britain for the better. Please share them. We hope they will inspire many more.
Since serving with City Year UK between 2021-2022, former City Year mentor Neil has taken the fight against education inequality…
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To celebrate the start of Black History Month 2023, and City Year UK’s championing of diversity, our City Year Mentors…
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Back in October, Team Diamonds (serving at Kings Heath Boys in the West Midlands), climbed Kinder Scout to raise money…
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The first Social Action Project for our City Year Mentors took place on November 19th. Today we’re joined by Amelia…
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Black History Month is celebrated every October here in the UK. Our City Year Mentors and CYUK staff team have…
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Today on the CYUK Blog, we have a post from one of our now-Alumni, Charis! She penned this piece for…
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I had previously spoken to the City Year team in June 2019 at a recruitment fair at Nottingham Trent University….
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“My journey with City Year has been amazing since day one. The world started to go downhill with COVID and…
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They said, “If you think you’re a leader, please stand up.” Now, many arose but to my seat I was…
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Nicole, 24, joined City Year UK after completing her master’s degree. She shares her typical day. “My team was based…
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Focus on the Credit Suisse EMEA Foundation City Year UK was still in its infancy when we got an enormous…
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Before you apply, make sure that you understand what City Year is about. A year of volunteering is often life…
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