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Community Academy credits prevention model for expanded summer reach, seeks sustained funding
Summary
The Community Academy told the Story County Board the organization expanded participation and countywide reach during its 2025 summer program and relies on a sliding-fee model and a mix of program fees, asset funding and donations; leaders said they need ongoing and diversified funding to sustain growth and transportation capacity.
Mike Todd, executive director of the Community Academy, told the Story County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 that the nonprofit’s 2025 summer program at Ames High School was its most successful to date and reached more county residents outside Ames than in previous years. “I’m Mike Todd, the executive director of the Community Academy, and back to let you in on what happened this summer,” Todd said.
Todd said the Academy emphasizes prevention through out-of-school, project-based youth development and that the program is intentionally device-free. He described the agency’s sliding-fee policy, telling supervisors that “people at the lowest end…
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