AmeriCorps CEO: Education is at the heart of what we do

AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith underscored the importance of AmeriCorps in education and specifically City Year’s student success coach work in a new video that was released during an April SSC Network event in California. “Education is at the heart of what we do,” Smith said.
“We are building the network and collaboration needed to make sure that programs across the country can learn from work like [City Year’s]. Our kids need as many people as possible who are in their corner and believe in them and want them to succeed.”
City Year helps students and schools succeed, while preparing the next generation of civically engaged leaders who can work across lines of difference. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on social, emotional and academic skills- skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community.
A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.
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