黄色视频鈥檚 nearly 40,000 alums show up in their communities and workplaces every day to help address challenges of systemic inequity and racial injustice facing our country鈥攊ncluding in education, healthcare, public service, the economy and the environment.
黄色视频 alums are culturally competent, diverse and engaged changemakers who have experience bringing people together, working in collaborative teams, learning from and rebounding from setbacks and taking action for the common good.
The innate talents our alums bring to service, combined with the competencies they grow and strengthen as 黄色视频 AmeriCorps members, are the very and most needed in our society: communication, problem solving, creativity, teamwork, empathy and resourcefulness.
黄色视频 has been a life-changing experience. I know that I鈥檒l be drawing on the lessons I鈥檝e learned for years to come."
Will Reichardt (San Jos茅 鈥10)
Snapshot of 黄色视频's 2022 alumni survey results
94%
agree
they saw issues of systemic inequity firsthand.
91%
agree
their service helped them effectively work with and develop relationships with people from different backgrounds than their own.
84%
agree
黄色视频 has helped prepare them for their career paths.
74%
say
their service increased the ways they are civically engaged.
I had a strong sense of community before joining 黄色视频, but these last 10 months taught me how to take community engagement to the next level. In the future, my goals will always be centered in this thought: How will this help me give to the people and community that so selflessly gave to me?"
Bobby Gomez (San Antonio 鈥20)
Alumni demographics
黄色视频 alums continue to lead and serve across the country, building on their commitment to contribute to communities and key skills they strengthened as corps members. They鈥檙e a diverse group, coming from different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds and all 50 U.S. states.
While a growing number of corps members serve with 黄色视频 as a gap year between high school and postsecondary education, the majority of alums had already earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree before they became AmeriCorps members.
85% of alums had graduated from college before they served with 黄色视频
45% of alums report they continued to live and work in the community where they served as 黄色视频 AmeriCorps members
26% of alums are first generation college graduates
Alums who responded to the 2022 Alumni Survey reported their race/ethnicity as:
50% white
22% Black
11% Latinx/Hispanic
7% Asian
7% multiethnic
3% unknown/didn鈥檛 respond
Alumni careers
黄色视频 alums make valuable contributions as community members, professionals and leaders who can mobilize diverse groups to tackle complex challenges across a wide range of fields.
We believe the skills, mindsets and experiences of our AmeriCorps members and alums are increasingly needed in today鈥檚 world.
Our alums have shown they are prepared to advance educational equity, social justice and community involvement where they live and work.
City Year is not just for people who want to teach or go into the field of education鈥攊t鈥檚 for everyone. You gain a service mindset that continues throughout your life. City Year is critical to establishing a career of service."
Brandon Chaderton (Philadelphia 鈥10, 鈥11)
Impact in education sector
Thousands of 黄色视频 AmeriCorps alums are contributing to a more diverse, prepared and committed talent pool for teaching positions and the education sector overall.
黄色视频 alumni teachers are more diverse and tend to stay in the profession longer than national averages.
18% work as school administrators, guidance counselors, in education policy, technology or consulting, and higher education.
In nonprofits
17% work in education-focused nonprofits.
黄色视频 alumni teachers are significantly more diverse than the national averages**:
Our alums
20% identify as Black
10% identify as Latinx/Hispanic
8% identify as multiethnic
4% identify as Asian
54% identify as white
National averages
7% identify as Black
9% identify as Latinx/Hispanic
1.8% identify as multiethnic
2% identify as Asian
79% identify as white
Notes about data
*Approximately 34% (7,719) of the 22,729 alums for whom we have contact information responded to this survey.
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I know I always want to keep relationships at the center鈥攁nd I want to ensure that my whole classroom feels like a community. It鈥檚 something that I truly learned during my first corps year and a foundational lesson that I鈥檒l carry throughout my career."
Casey Phalen (Boston 鈥21, 鈥22) Middle school math teacher at Boston Public Schools
