City Year Seattle/King County

City Year is a national service program that unites young adults aged 17-24 to perform a year of full-time community service, leadership development and civic engagement. These corps members are intentionally and intensely diverse, coming from a wide-range of educational, social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. This year, over 1,000 corps members are serving in thirteen City Year sites across the country. City Year's vision is that one day, the most commonly asked question of a young person will be, "Where are you going to do your service year?" City Year was founded in 1988 by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, then-roommates at Harvard Law School, who felt strongly that young people in service could be a powerful resource for addressing our nation's most pressing issues. Over the years, City Year has been built on the belief that one person can make a difference, and with the vision that one day service will be a common expectation - and a real opportunity -for citizens all around the world. City Year Seattle/King County was founded in 1998. The first City Year Seattle/King County corps members launched the inaugural program in September of 1998; since then over 200 corps members have provided more than 300,000 hours of service to communities throughout Seattle and King County. Each year, a new corps contributes to making a positive difference through service throughout Seattle and King County.

City Year partners with community leaders, civic institutions, and community agencies to achieve its mission of: meeting critical community needs in education and youth empowerment, developing and training young leaders from all walks of life, breaking down social, educational, racial and economic barriers and sparking civic renewal and engaging citizens from all sectors in the region. City Year Seattle/King County has engaged 50 corps members this year to put idealism to work; focusing significant time, training, and resources to develop distinct programs that address wide-ranging needs and risk factors facing youth.