CityYear unites young people ages 17 to 24 for a year of full-time service as tutors, mentors, and role models in Washington DC schools. As corps members, they help children stay in school through academic support, after-school programming, and creating a positive school climate. They also transform communities through monthly service projects bringing together up to 200 volunteers.

1. CityYear DC
CityYear 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 TRANSFORMATION
Corps 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:
CityYear 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 am
Greet students for an energetic start to the day
8:30 am
Attendance phone calls home
9:00 am
One-on-one math tutoring
10:00 am
In class academic & behavior support
11:00 am
Data review meeting with teachers
12:00 pm
Lunch with mentor group
1:00 pm
One-on-one literacy tutoring
2:00 pm
Planning with the principal
3:00 pm
Positive phone calls home
3:30 pm
After-school tutoring & homework help
4:30 pm
After-school service-learning project
5:30 pm
Give parents flyer for upcoming family book fair
6:00 pm
Break for the day
A Day in the
Life of City Year
In 1999, CityYear 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 CityYear. Steve and his
wife Jean, CEO of The Case
Foundation, soon made the initial three-
year grant to help launch CityYear
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 Corps
Gwen 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 CityYear, DC.
Painting murals
Removing debrisCreating playspaces
Planting gardens