Hundreds of Volunteers Join City Year New York
for Martin Luther King Day of Service
Chris Canty, former NFL player and founder of the Chris Canty Foundation; Felipe López, NBA Cares Ambassador and Founder of the Felipe López Foundation; and 600 volunteers brighten learning spaces at PS 43 in the South Bronx
New York, NY (January 8, 2020) – Former NFL player Chris Canty, NBA Cares Ambassador Felipe López, and 500 volunteers will join City Year New York for a day of community service at PS 43 in the South Bronx to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Attending will be volunteers from 14 companies: AT&T, Bain & Company, Bain Capital, Capital One, Comcast NBCUniversal, Enterprise, HSBC Bank, K2 Intelligence, Lindsay Goldberg, Starbucks, Santander, T-Mobile, TowerBrook, and Wells Fargo.
During the school year, 200 City Year New York AmeriCorps members serve every day in 18 New York City schools as tutors, mentors and role models, preparing students with the skills and mindsets to succeed in school and in life. In New York, City Year is supported in part the New York City Department of Education, and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, which underwrites the “School’s Out NYC” (SONYC) afterschool program.
WHEN: Monday, January 20, 2020 from 9:00 am—1pm
WHAT: City Year New York will mobilize volunteers for a Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
WHERE: PS 43
WHO: Chris Canty is a former NFL player and Bronx native. In 2010, he founded the Chris Canty Foundation dedicated to enhancing the total development of youth with the goal of utilizing sports to affect positive chance in the lives of children through mentoring, educational programs, and health and fitness activities.
Felipe López is a former NBA player who moved to New York City at age 14 from the Dominican Republic. In 200, he founded the Felipe Lopez Foundation to develop an environment for positive learning and healthy living that includes providing scholarships to further educational opportunities as well as building a state-of-the-art educational institute in the Dominican Republic.
About City Year
City Year helps students and schools succeed. Fueled by national service, City Year partners with public schools in 29 urban, high-need communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide research-based student, classroom, and school-wide supports to help students stay in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for college and career success. A 2015 study shows that schools that partner with City Year were up to 2-3 times more likely to improve on math and English assessments. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service, local school districts, and private philanthropy from corporations, foundations and individuals. Learn more at www.cityyear.org, City Year’s Facebook page, on Twitter, and LinkedIn.