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.
London-based City Year Mentor Shaiza is taking on a brave challenge for a fantastic cause. This summer she’ll be raising…
Read the storyIn celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, our former City Year UK School Service Leader Dan, shares his experience…
Read the storySince serving with City Year UK between 2021-2022, former City Year mentor Neil has taken the fight against education inequality…
Read the storyTo celebrate the start of Black History Month 2023, and City Year UK’s championing of diversity, our City Year Mentors…
Read the storyBack in October, Team Diamonds (serving at Kings Heath Boys in the West Midlands), climbed Kinder Scout to raise money…
Read the storyThe first Social Action Project for our City Year Mentors took place on November 19th. Today we’re joined by Amelia…
Read the storySaajidah volunteered in Greater Manchester in 2016, following her A Levels. Through City Year she found her passion for working…
Read the storyBeth was one of the first volunteers to serve in the West Midlands in 2013 and ended up staying on…
Read the storyA team leader of one of the first City Year UK teams in London, Rodney went on to a career…
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 storyOne our London teams share their views on bullying, the ways that it can present itself – and perhaps most…
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