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 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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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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“Young people are the future. I believe that without their contribution there is no hope. We need to empower them…
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For the past 20 years, Dean has worked as a Senior Leader in Education, Consultant and Director in some very…
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“Manchester is the main financial and business hub in Northern England and one of the fastest growing cities in the…
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Saajidah volunteered in Greater Manchester in 2016, following her A Levels. Through City Year she found her passion for working…
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Beth was one of the first volunteers to serve in the West Midlands in 2013 and ended up staying on…
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A team leader of one of the first City Year UK teams in London, Rodney went on to a career…
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