City Year Washington, DC

✨ It’s Giving Tuesday! ✨ Today, your generosity can help transform classrooms into places where every student thrives. A gift to City Year DC supports mentorship, equity in education, and the incredible power of young leaders. 📢 Support us by following this link: https://lnkd.in/g8S97Cp8 Every dollar counts. Every student matters. Together, let’s build stronger schools and brighter futures. 💛 #GivingTuesday #CityYear #RetentionIsPrevention

🎓🌟 Congratulations to the City Year DC 2024 AmeriCorps members on your graduation! Your dedication to serving students and schools has made a lasting impact in our community. Wishing each of you all the best as you embark on the next chapter of your careers. Your commitment to making a difference is truly inspiring! Are you a recent college or high school graduate ages 18-25 looking for a next step in your career that will provide networking events, professional development training, and amazing opportunities like this? Apply to serve next year with CYDC by visiting cityyear.org/apply-now! Read more about graduation on our blog:https://lnkd.in/erzaiG_S 🎉 #CityYearDC #AmeriCorps #Graduation2024 #Service

🎉 Join us for a night of fun and fundraising at Dacha Beer Garden Shaw! 🎉 📅 Date: Tuesday, June 4 🕓 Time: 5-9pm City Year DC Associate Board is hosting a special fundraiser where you can enjoy extended happy hour until 9pm with the purchase of a $20 wristband! Your donation supports our mission and grants you extra hours of happy hour pricing. How to Participate: 1. Show up at Dacha Beer Garden. 2. Purchase a $20 wristband from us. 3. Enjoy extended happy hour and support a great cause! 4. Don’t forget to tag us in your photos and use our event hashtags! #CauseTuesday #DachaDC

From schools across DCPS, our partnership has made a difference for a quarter-century! As we honor Partnership Appreciation Week, CYDC is excited to continue growing these vital connections and forging new ones. Our Impact Managers share heartfelt thanks and stories of collaboration. Read more about our amazing partnerships: https://lnkd.in/e3gupiZV (https://lnkd.in/e3gupiZV) #CityYear #DCPS #Partnerships #Education 📚🍎

🌸 We had an amazing time planting flowers by the National Mall! 🌸 Our Civic Engagement team had the opportunity to collaborate with Care Force while they were in town, and together we added a touch of color and beauty to this iconic space. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped make a difference! #CommunityService #CareForce #NationalMall #BeautifyOurCity #exCEllent

Last Thursday, May 9th, we brought back the beloved Breakfast of Champions, and the spirit of service was stronger than ever! From current ACMs to longtime supporters, our community celebrated impactful work in schools across the district.   Attendees mingled over a delightful breakfast spread, gaining insights from serving AmeriCorps Members and speakers, like Michael Stevens, Ed.D, City Year DC’s Executive Director, & John T. Tupponce, City Year's Chief Operating Officer, who shared personal testimony about their belief in City Year work and mission.    We discussed our profound impact, future events, and opportunities for involvement like joining our Leadership Circle. Our champions left with hearts and belly’s full.   For more details about the event read more on our blog: https://lnkd.in/exXBdyyU   For more about ways to connect with us, donate, or get involved with CYDC, please visit the link in our bio or DM us to connect with our External Affairs Team.    #CityYearDC #BreakfastOfChampions #ServiceSpirit

It's still a season of gratitude, especially when it comes to celebrating some of the new City Year Washington, DC Executive Board Members who are joining us! I'm excited to share that our board continues to grow with exceptional leaders joining our ranks, especially with the addition of Alexis Squire! She is no stranger to AmeriCorps and national service, as I met her during her tenure as our city's Chief Service Officer. Her love and connection to DC runs deep, along with her track record in building public-private partnerships. Check out her bio below and please join me in welcoming Alexis to our board! Alexis L. Squire is a proven tri-sector executive with over 15+ years’ experience in advancing local and national social impact efforts through grantmaking, public-private partnerships, fund development, strategic communications, and civic and community engagement. Currently, Alexis serves as the Chief Equity and Impact Officer for DC Fire and EMS, where she provides administration and coordination of external relations, including strategic communications and community relations, and multi-sector partnerships and collaborations. Alexis is a trusted advisor and philanthropic thought-leader and served as the District’s Chief Service Officer and Director of The Mayor's Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships in Washington DC. In this cabinet appointed role, she served at the helm of the District’s Commission on National and Community Service, awarding nearly 8 million in federal AmeriCorps and private grant funding to area nonprofits in support of key focus areas such as education, environmental sustainability, and civic engagement. Alexis successfully leveraged the power of multi-sector partnerships in support of regional priorities and designed citywide efforts around environmental sustainability, gun violence prevention, and community readiness and resiliency as a means of addressing emerging social challenges and trends. Before her time in public service, for over a decade, Alexis designed catalytic fund-development and engagement efforts such as the Ice Bucket Challenge, Executive Sleep Out, various giving campaigns, strategic communications, and community and volunteer efforts at leading local and national nonprofits with missions centered around access and equity in health, housing, and workforce development. Alexis is graduate of the University of Maryland and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Executive Leadership in Philanthropy program. Alexis also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Philanthropy DMV, formally Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG), a regional philanthropic membership organization that advances social justice. Alexis is a third generation Washingtonian and the daughter of two retired DC Public School educators. She resides in her Ward 7 community with her husband and two charming sons, Alexander (6) and Levi (4).

As #TeacherAppreciationWeek concludes, CYDC wants to express our deepest thanks to the Partner teachers who empower students and our AmeriCorps Members across District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Your commitment and support is invaluable. Let's keep celebrating and uplifting educators every day! 🍎📚 #TeacherAppreciation #EducatorLove #CYDCCommunity #Gratitude

Hey City Year DC alums– got a minute? ⚡ Our 2024 All-Alumni Update survey is open and we’d love to hear from you! ✍️ Please fill out this 2-3 minute questionnaire to update your contact, career information, and alumni interests with City Year so we can better serve you and stay connected. Find the survey now at cityyear.org/alumnisurvey Please check your email first for your personal link before using the general link provided above.

Thanks to all the awesome alumni who joined us yesterday for a fun happy hour at our new office! It was amazing to see alumni from 2 decades worth of service come together to reconnect and show support. The evening was filled with some insightful conversations and learning about what's new with CYDC! Looking forward to more events and memories together! For more about ways to donate, or get involved with CYDC, please visit the link in our bio or DM us to connect with our External Affairs Team. 🎉 #CYDCAlumni #NewOffice #GoodTimes