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.
🌟 Mentor Spotlight – 2023/24 cohort Want to know more about the City Year experience? Read Akanksha’s story below to gain…
Read the storyNazia is a City Year Mentor, serving on Team Moccasins in London, 2022-2023. I am a university student on a…
Read the storyMarina is a City Year Mentor, serving on Team Power in London, 2022-2023. City Year changed me radically for the…
Read the storyMushtaq proudly served as a City Year Mentor in London, 2022-23. “It has been a stimulating responsibility to serve as…
Read the storyBack to Impact report 2021-2022 “Growing up in the deprived neighbourhood of Croydon myself, I went through experiences that no…
Read the storyBack to Impact report 2019-2021 Chloe, a City Year Mentor, London, 2020-21, shares how her mentoring relationship with one pupil…
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 storyLast month, our brand new City Year Mentors took the first steps of their amazing City Year journey, during the…
Read the story“The thought of having my own mentor (known as a Bridge Builder) was one that I was excited about but…
Read the storyThey said, “If you think you’re a leader, please stand up.” Now, many arose but to my seat I was…
Read the storyBrandon, 21, joined City Year UK for his university placement. Find out how a year of volunteering helped him. “At…
Read the storyNot only did I change the lives of students during this academic year, but the children unknowingly have changed mine.
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