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.
![Groups of volunteer mentors in circles](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1_ZkvST6DS1lFwnfSZBKA8SQ-585x332.jpeg)
My City Year UK experience is one I’ll never forget and is one that I would probably do all over…
Read the story![Image with the words "stronger together" and thumb print in different skin tones](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1_6hdXTIUGhIc-nB_C7dnagQ-475x332.png)
City Year UK unequivocally condemns the killing of #GeorgeFloyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by the police in…
Read the story![Group of volunteer mentors](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/0_eZod7AOYuZaGiaXz-585x332.jpg)
As a Queer volunteer mentor for City Year, I’m here to tell you all about my experience as a mentor,…
Read the story![](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID19wellbeingpackft-585x332.png)
City Year UK’s Team Idealism in Greater Manchester have created a wonderful ‘COVID-19 Wellbeing Pack’ to keep us all feeling…
Read the story![Group of volunteer mentors smiling on the floor of a school](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/tumblr_47b65629a5626d4e1fd6ef2277b184da_76573c97_1280-585x332.jpg)
The Blue Coats Service Action Day was a chance for City Year UK and employees from our supporter National Grid…
Read the story![Volunteer mentor in uniform](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/blog.png)
The unique opportunities that City Year UK provided me with continue to set apart my life and career to this…
Read the story![Volunteer mentor in uniform](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/blog-2.png)
With these invaluable leadership skills and the experience I gained during my two years at City Year UK, I felt…
Read the story![Volunteer mentor in uniform](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/blog-3.jpg)
Looking back, the year was also a bridge between university and work, paving the way for new opportunities.
Read the story![Volunteer mentor in uniform](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/bg.png)
City Year is about believing in something bigger than yourself, embracing diversity in your community and pushing yourself out of…
Read the story![Volunteer mentor in uniform](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/unnamed-1-450x332.jpg)
City Year was a great experience for me. All the opportunities I’ve had through them – to lead workshops, to…
Read the story![Volunteer mentor in uniform](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cyl-404x332.jpg)
Before I started my year, I spoke so much about making a difference, but it is only once you get…
Read the story![Volunteer mentor in uniform](https://www.cityyear.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PaulElliott_p1-450x434-1-450x332.jpg)
My City Year was not only transitional but also transformational, for reasons I could never have imagined. Thanks to the…
Read the story