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City Year Gap Year Info Session with LinkedIn and Resume Support

Event Type
Other
Sponsor
LAS Career Center
Location
HUB in Lincoln Hall
Date
Apr 1, 2025   3:00 - 4:00 pm  
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Join this info session to learn more about City Year's gap year opportunity while receiving LinkedIn and resume support. Most applicants tend to do our program in between graduate school, law school, or medical school! We are open to all majors. 

  • Where: Lisnek LAS Hub at Lincoln Hall
  • When: Tuesday, April 1st, 3-4 pm 

City Year is an education non-profit and AmeriCorps program. Our opportunity is a gap year opportunity where young people ages 18-25 work as full-time tutors and mentors for youth for an academic school year while receiving educational and professional development support. We serve in 29 cities across the U.S. and are open to all majors. Our City Year AmeriCorps members receive benefits such as: 

  • $7,395 education award to pay off federal student loans or future education plans
  • $1,107 bi-weekly living stipend in Chicago (we are in 29 U.S. cities)
  • Access to 100+ scholarships for graduate school programs across the country
  • Access to networking opportunities with corporate and non-profit partners in the arts, law, human services, consulting, education, and more
  • Loan forbearance during service
  • Health insurance, dental, and vision
  • And more!

**The requirements of our program are that you must be between 18-25 and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident per AmeriCorps regulations. 

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