City Year DCCity Year unites young people, ages 17 to 24, of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors and role models, these diverse young leaders — called corps members — help children stay in school and on track, and transform schools and communities across Washington, DC.

As a corps member, you will serve in one school full-time for 10 months as a tutor, mentor and role model to help improve student attendance, behavior and coursework in grades K-8 through:

Academic Support Provide in-school academic assistance, small group tutoring, and one-on-one tutoring to DC Public School students.

After-School Programming Lead after-school programs that include an hour of tutoring and homework help, followed by an hour of enrichment activities focused on topics such as drama, music and community service.

Positive School Climate Create a positive and welcoming environment by implementing lunch and recess enrichment clubs, organizing school-wide assemblies and service days, and engaging parents through workshops, student showcases, and newsletters

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATIONCorps members transform communities through planning and leading monthly physical service projects at schools, parks, and community centers throughout DC.  Each service day unites up to 200 community volunteers to participate in projects such as:

Since 2000, City Year Washington, DC has: 

City Year Washington, DC corps members serve on 10-person teams, each of which address a pressing need in the DC community.  As a corps member, you will provide critically needed services to DC in the following areas:

School-Based Service

8:00 amGreet students for an energetic start to the day

8:30 amAttendance phone calls home

9:00 amOne-on-one math tutoring

10:00 amIn class academic & behavior support  

11:00 amData review meeting with teachers

12:00 pmLunch with mentor group

1:00 pmOne-on-one literacy tutoring

2:00 pmPlanning with the principal

3:00 pmPositive phone calls home

3:30 pmAfter-school tutoring & homework help

4:30 pmAfter-school service-learning project

5:30 pmGive parents flyer for upcoming family book fair

6:00 pmBreak for the day

A Day in the Life of City Year

In 1999, City Year held its annual convention of idealism, cyzygy, in Washington, DC.  Steve Case, former AOL Chairman and President of The Case Foundation, gave the keynote address at the event and was inspired by the idealism of City Year.  Steve and his wife Jean, CEO of The Case Foundation, soon made the initial three-year grant to help launch City Year Washington, DC with 32 corps members in 2000.  Today, the corps has more than tripled – to 150 corps members. 

One District, 14 Schools

School-Based Service

Community Transformation✎

Made a difference in the lives of more than 53,000 children

Served more than 685,000 hours in the Washington, DC community

Led 9,485 volunteers in service

Down To The CorpsGwen Jahnke is a recent high school graduate from the Boston metro area. She currently serves on the Case Foundation sponsored team at Simon Elementary where she provides classroom support to her 3rd grade class and delivers small-group literacy interventions among many of her other activities at City Year, DC.

Painting murals

Removing debrisCreating playspaces

Planting gardens