<p>Both are good gap year programs and funded by Americorps. Google them.
City</a> Year. Give a Year. Change the World.
Home</a> - Public Allies Public Site
I have been doing and cannot find the key differences. Somebody please help. </p>
<p>What do they do differently and similarly?</p>
<p>I actuallu applied to and was accepted to City Year Boston but decided against going. Anyway, City Year seems like a better "gap year" experience. It is for 17-24 y.o. opposed to Public Allies' 18-30 y.o. Public Allies seems like something you do locally where as in City Year many of the participants aren't from the area where their program is. Public Allies is paid and at City Year you recieve a stipend. I believe its something like $200 a week. I also think City Year is more focussed on helping out with underprivleged kids.
Hope this helped a bit.</p>
<p>Oh, also Public Allies focuses on volunteers from underprivleged and underrepresented backrounds. City Year participants are just anyone who wants to participate.</p>
<p>why did u decide against going? I got accepted to CY Boston and im a high school senior. I want to go. </p>
<p>Seems like the stipend for public allies is double that of city year.</p>
<p>what other gap year stuff were u considering? Are you even taking a gap year? I think you should!!! I definitely am. I read a whole book on the benefits of a gap year. I am deferring my enrollment to college.</p>
<p>I really wanted to do it as well but one of the main reasons I wanted to do it was to experience Boston while doing something pproductive. Well, it turns out that the U. that I'm going was my dream school (never thought I'd get in) and it's pretty close to Boston. I'm just way to excited to put it off for a year. I'll probably do something like CIty Year after I finish undergrad.</p>
<p>heh when did u apply to city year? howd u hear about it</p>
<p>I applied on the Feb. 15 deadline and heard about it here on CC.</p>
<p>I just sent in my committment letter.
What other gap year opportunities do you guys know of besides city year? What makes city year so great?</p>
<p>bumpety bump</p>
<p>Hi! I wish I had seen this post back in May 2008 so I could have corrected a couple of your points then! Public Allies is a wonderful leadership development program that helps build community and helps non profits expand their capacity to serve those in needs. </p>
<p>The primary differences between City Year and Public Allies are 1) City Year Corp members ONLY work with in schools on tutoring, literacy, and civic engagement (aka physical transformative community service a la painting, gardening, etc) projects where as Public Allies serve in a variety of non profits.2) Allies are matched with non profits for a year of service based on their passions, skills, interests, and talents. If you’re not great with kids or interested in working in a school setting, you could spend a year working with an organization that helps homeless adults transform their lives and obtain sustainable jobs. You could spend a year building a brand new recycling and environmental education program in urban areas affected by littering, pollution, etc. You could work at a hospital recruiting training and managing thousands of volunteers who give their time to sick children and adults who may not have family to be apart of their healing process. 3)At Public Allies the focus is on leadership through service and inspiring young people to make a career out of making a difference. 4)Allies are just as, if not more, diverse than City Year Corp members, and come from ALL walks of life. Some only have a GED or diploma and others even have PhD’s. They serve side by side and help improve the quality of life for everyone. 5) At Public Allies you also receive over 200 hours of training on things like non profit basics (fund raising, organizational development, project planning and management) and soft skills (cross cultural and multi generational communication, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence) and review case studies of organizations tackling tough social issues like immigration, poverty, etc. All with the goal of making Allies more effective servant leaders. City Year offers one month of Core training at the beginning of the year with a focus on learning the tutoring program you’d be working in and learning strategies for behavior management.</p>
<p>Public Allies is a terrific opportunity for those interested in really digging deep into the concept and practice of social change. Its a values based organization that teaches the importance of collaboration, diversity, inclusion, focusing on assets, integrity, and continuous learning.</p>
<p>If you’re still interested I encourage you to consider serving with Public Allies!</p>