City Year Little Rock

City Year Little Rock (CYLR) bridges the gap between what schools are designed to provide and what students need to succeed. We recruit, hire, train, and support AmeriCorps members (ACMs) ages 17 25 from diverse backgrounds to serve full-time in Little Rock public schools, helping ensure all children, regardless of race or economic background, receive an excellent education. ACMs provide student success coaching for attendance, literacy and math skills, and social-emotional well-being to help students build the confidence, self-esteem, academic, and soft skills required to succeed and thrive. Through our service, we contribute to a clearer and bolder vision of what public schools can be for all children: places of learning, exploration, and risk-taking where every student feels connected to the school community and has access to positive relationships and personalized learning environments. City Year works to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) in education b...