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Bridge Builders asks county for up to $15,000 to run youth leadership camp serving Montgomery-area students
Summary
Bridge Builders of Alabama asked the commission to consider supporting its free youth leadership summer program; organizers said a four‑day campus-based session costs about $700 per student and the program needs roughly $15,000 to run a two‑week offering.
Bridge Builders of Alabama asked the Montgomery County Commission for financial support for its leadership program for high-school juniors and seniors.
Nicole Thompson, chairwoman of Bridge Builders, said the nonprofit has run the program for more than 20 years and serves students from Montgomery and surrounding counties free of charge. “We have been in this community for more than 20 years, fostering leadership development for young folks, leadership for juniors and seniors in high school,” Thompson said.
Dr. Florence Holland, the program director introduced at the meeting, told commissioners the program runs year-round with a summer intensive and requires students to complete community service hours. Organizers said a four-day campus program costs about $700 per student and that a two-week offering runs about $15,000. “For a 4 day program it runs us about $700 per student and we are hoping to recruit or we'll have a cap of 10 juniors and 10 seniors,” a presenter said.
The presenters asked the commission to consider a contribution; county staff were asked to email commissioners with details of past support so the request can be placed on a future agenda for formal action. No formal appropriation or vote was recorded in the portion of the transcript provided.
