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.

Ahead of International Women’s Day, City Year UK alumni and GirlDreamer co-founder Amna writes about the formative experience of seeing…
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Isha is a City Year Mentor serving on Team Ubuntu, in the West Midlands, 2024-2025. “Hi, I’m Isha, and I…
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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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Beth was one of the first volunteers to serve in the West Midlands in 2013 and ended up staying on…
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The Blue Coats Service Action Day was a chance for City Year UK and employees from our supporter National Grid…
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