cyMENTOR KICK OFF





CYGP officially launched cyMentor at Mastery Charter-Shoemaker on Thursday, November 17!  cyMentor is a partnership between iMentor, Mastery, and City Year that matches all sophomores at Mastery with an adult mentor.  This year, 63 City Year alumni were matched with Mastery students! 

Big THANK YOU to all alumni who applied and are continuing to make a difference in the lives of young people in Philadelphia! 

For more information about cyMentor contact cymentor@cityyear.org.

RUN FOR CITY YEAR

Eleven CYGP alumni ran the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday, November 20 to raise money for City Year. The goal was $10K and the runners raised: $10,301. AMAZING JOB!!

Thank you to: Frances Brandt ’10-’12, Staci Carney ’09-11, Brynn (Dutcher) Flynn’04-06, Mike Flynn ’04-06, Tim Galaz ’10-12, Ashley Moffett ’09-11, Arianna Neromilitios ’99-01 , Zein Tawil ’08-09,Thao Tran ’10-12, Caitlin Tritch ’10-12, and Dorothy Wong ’08-10.

"Super Hero” Service Day in Memory of Matt Johnson ’09-10

Matthew Johnson was an incredible corps member who served in ’09-10 and passed away during his year of service.  The CYGP Alumni Board will host a service day at Matt’s church in Mt. Airy on Saturday, December 3 from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. 

Projects include leaf raking, painting, building shelves, and general fix up / cleanup of the community. Bring your gloves and extra rakes if you have them. 

Please come out and join the alumni and serve in memory of Matt.

Check out the Alumni Calendar for more information and contact Arianna Neromiliotis (arigirl81@gmail.com) to RSVP.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: City Year Recruitment Alumni Team

As we continue to grow, City Year needs help from the alumni community to recruit the corps!  If you are interested in supporting the CYGP Recruitment Staff with outreach events, customer service, and admissions please send your resume and a statement of interest to Jana Curtis (jcurtis@cityyear.org). This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to gain experience in the areas of HR or nonprofit management.

DONATIONS: Foyer of Philadelphia

Alise Parrish ’08-09 is collecting winter coats and toiletries for Foyer of Philadelphia, a non-profit that provides transitional housing, job training, and support services for LGBTQI youth in Philadelphia who have aged-out of foster care or are homeless.  Contact Alise (alise.parrish@gmail.com) if you want to help out!

LACY: NEW "give a year.” Partnerships and LACY Partnerships

City Year recently announced three new "give a year.” partnerships and four new LACY partnerships -- bringing the total to 46 schools and 10 employers!  Check out the Career Center  on the City Year Alumni website to learn more about these exciting opportunities exclusively for City Year alumni.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES POSTED
Administrative Assistant – American Paradigm Schools
Audience Development Account Executive – Philadelphia Business Journal
Volunteer Initiative Coordinator (Commission on Literacy), AmeriCorps VISTA – SERVE Philadelphia: Mayor’s Office on Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
Parks and Recreation Volunteer Engagement Support Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA – SERVE Philadelphia: Mayor’s Office on Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service

Highlights: CY SERVES

City Year SERVES was a bright success on Saturday, November 5. The Christy Rec Center in Southwest Philadelphia was completed turned into shades of bright yellow in the halls and blue in the gym. Inspirational quotes now greet visitors at the door and the outdoor basketball court has crisp lines now for the players (who were already lined up and ready to play). 


Inside the gym a mural was put on the back wall behind the basketball net. Only at an event such as City Year SERVES can a blank wall end up like this at the end of the day. 

Thanks to all who attended and pitched in to turn this center into a beautiful place for children to spend time and enjoy enrichment activities. 

Via NPR: Interrupting Violence With The Message 'Don't Shoot'

At the start of the month NPR's Fresh Air program hosted guest David M. Kennedy, the author of Don't Shoot One Man, A Street Fellowship, And The End of Violence in Inner-City America. The interview allows the listener to walk next to Kennedy through over 15 years of his work in making cities safer and transformed, not suppressed. Kennedy gives a very raw account of his work and how it started and succeeded; his compassion and focus throughout time is truly inspiring. Anyone who has witnessed city violence will take away a message that can be spread and help heal our violent and hurting cities. Kennedy's main conclusion is of a model that includes everyone -- when promoting change in violent communities it must come from the community itself in all aspects.

Kennedy is the director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control, and professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. 

To read a summary of the interview or to listen to the interview in whole:

http://www.npr.org/2011/11/01/141803766/interrupting-violence-with-the-message-dont-shoot