The Roots Of Obama’s “Civilian Force”?
Statue of John Singleton Copley, American Portrait Painter, in Boston’s Copley Square. City Year employees in the background.
City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world.
As tutors, mentors, and role models, these idealistic leaders make a difference in the lives of children, and transform schools and neighborhoods in 18 U.S. locations and Johannesburg, South Africa. Just as important, during their year of service corps members develop civic leadership skills they can use throughout a lifetime of community service.
Major corporations and businesses participate in our mission by serving as strategic partners, team sponsors, and national leadership sponsors.
Together we’re building a citizen service movement that is larger than our organization, our lifetime, and ourselves.
“Nothing means more to me than providing New York’s children with the tools they need to succeed in the classroom and in life, and no organization has done a better job of helping me achieve this goal than City Year.”
– Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City
Me: Now, Henry Louis Gomez @ Babalu Blog (who gets the H/T for this, BTW) had a bit of “scary fun” with the above video and tweaked it just a little …
Any fans of the 1980s TV series “V” here?
 |
|
