City Year transforms the lives of two distinct sets of constituents — but it doesn’t stop there. Relying on powerful stories to engage them, it also transforms the lives of donors.

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

“I think we always have to have an element of uniqueness because each community is a little different, and I’d also love to be able to incubate different ideas in certain communities so that the ones that do take off and become incredibly successful can be replicated across the footprint of all the City Year sites,” he explains.