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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Since serving with City Year UK between 2021-2022, former City Year mentor Neil has taken the fight against education inequality…
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Nazia is a City Year Mentor, serving on Team Moccasins in London, 2022-2023. I am a university student on a…
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Marina is a City Year Mentor, serving on Team Power in London, 2022-2023. City Year changed me radically for the…
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Mushtaq proudly served as a City Year Mentor in London, 2022-23. “It has been a stimulating responsibility to serve as…
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Back to Impact report 2021-2022 City Year UK is delighted to be partnering with the Danaher Foundation, with the organisation’s…
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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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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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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 2019-2021 Chloe, a City Year Mentor, London, 2020-21, shares how her mentoring relationship with one pupil…
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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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A team leader of one of the first City Year UK teams in London, Rodney went on to a career…
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They said, “If you think you’re a leader, please stand up.” Now, many arose but to my seat I was…
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