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.

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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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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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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Back to Impact report 2019 – 2021 In June 2021, City Year UK was delighted to be named as one…
Read the storyBack to Impact Report 2019-2021 At City Year UK we share our impact with our partners and our ongoing collaboration…
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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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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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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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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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Back to Impact report 2019-2021 In 2020-21, we piloted a partnership with an Alternative Provision setting in Walsall, for pupils…
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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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