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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.

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Partnering to help create a mentor competency framework
January 10, 2023

Back to Impact report 2021-2022 Ed Unwin, an International Relations student at LSE, spent a year volunteering with City Year…

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Our Impact
Integrated learning in practice

Back to Impact report 2021-2022 Emma, a City Year Mentor in Greater Manchester, charts the extraordinary progress made by one…

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Ama’s story

Back to Impact report 2021-2022 Five years on, Ama reflects on the lasting impact that having City Year in her…

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City Year Mentors
Neil’s story

Back to Impact report 2021-2022 “Growing up in the deprived neighbourhood of Croydon myself, I went through experiences that no…

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City Year Mentors
Kanesha’s story

Back to Impact report 2021-2022 “I have a confession to make… amongst my team I am famous for crying. Not…

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City Year Mentors
Mariyah’s story

Back to Impact report 2021-2022 Problem child Argumentative She talks too much Gifted and talented Nothing bothers her You should…

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Paid work that pays back through a UK Year of Service
December 16, 2021

Back to Impact report 2019 – 2021 In June 2021, City Year UK was delighted to be named as one…

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Our Impact
Shared impact: spotlight on The Vertex Foundation

Back to Impact Report 2019-2021 At City Year UK we share our impact with our partners and our ongoing collaboration…

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“When you work to change the life of another, it inevitably changes you”

Back to Impact report 2019-2021 Chloe, a City Year Mentor, London, 2020-21, shares how her mentoring relationship with one pupil…

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“I grew up around people who struggled in school with no support”

Back to Impact report 2019-2021 Abul volunteered with City Year West Midlands in 2020-21.  He shares his journey as part…

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“I never imagined City Year would give me something to be passionate about”

Back to Impact report 2019-2021 Eloise, a City Year Mentor in Manchester, 2020-21, shares her story “I joined City Year…

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Our Impact
Winners! Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge 2021

Back to Impact report 2019-2021 This year for the first time, City Year UK took part in the Morgan Stanley…

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