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.
Nicole, 24, joined City Year UK after completing her master’s degree. She shares her typical day. “My team was based…
Read the storyFocus on the Credit Suisse EMEA Foundation City Year UK was still in its infancy when we got an enormous…
Read the storyBefore you apply, make sure that you understand what City Year is about. A year of volunteering is often life…
Read the storyNot only did I change the lives of students during this academic year, but the children unknowingly have changed mine.
Read the storyCity Year UK’s Team Idealism in Greater Manchester have created a wonderful ‘COVID-19 Wellbeing Pack’ to keep us all feeling…
Read the storyThe unique opportunities that City Year UK provided me with continue to set apart my life and career to this…
Read the storyWith these invaluable leadership skills and the experience I gained during my two years at City Year UK, I felt…
Read the storyLooking back, the year was also a bridge between university and work, paving the way for new opportunities.
Read the storyCity Year is about believing in something bigger than yourself, embracing diversity in your community and pushing yourself out of…
Read the storyCity Year was a great experience for me. All the opportunities I’ve had through them – to lead workshops, to…
Read the storyBefore I started my year, I spoke so much about making a difference, but it is only once you get…
Read the storyMy City Year was not only transitional but also transformational, for reasons I could never have imagined. Thanks to the…
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