06/17/2026
And that's a wrap on another amazing year! 🎓✨
Last Friday, June 12, we celebrated the City Year Greater Boston Graduation Ceremony and the incredible accomplishments of our corps members. Thank you to everyone who joined us—family, friends, partners, alumni, staff, and supporters—for helping make the day so special.
A special thank you to our speakers David Shapiro, President and CEO of YMCA of Greater Boston; Kareen Wilkinson-Leonidas Equitable Literacy Coach at Boston Public Schools; and Tricia Colaprete, AmeriCorps Member at City Year Greater Boston. Your words set the tone for not only the event but for all that is to come for this corps.
During this event, outstanding AmeriCorps Members and teams were honored for their extraordinary work, including:
✏Sydney Baltuck and Edler Jonhatan winners of the John T. O'Connor award.
✏ Gage Barringer winner of the WilmerHale Civic Innovation award.
✏ The Hennigan School team winner of the Coolidge Citizenship award.
✏ Nicholas Tucci winner of the City Year Champion award.
Congratulations to the graduating corps members, and thank you to everyone who helped make this year possible. We’re proud of all that we accomplished together and excited to see what comes next. ❤️