{"id":88245,"date":"2025-12-18T18:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/88245\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T18:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:06:07","slug":"citizens-academy-cape-coral-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/88245\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen&#8217;s Academy | Cape Coral, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Become a Brand Ambassador for your City!<\/p>\n<p>Become a Brand Ambassador for Cape Coral!<\/p>\n<p>The City of Cape Coral Citizen\u2019s Academy is an engaging, interactive program designed to immerse residents in the inner workings of local government. Over eight weeks, participants gain exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to city departments\u2014including the Police Department, Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and more\u2014while connecting directly with city leaders and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Program Highlights:<\/p>\n<p>In-depth tours of municipal facilities and direct interaction with department heads<br \/>\nInsight into the decision-making processes that shape Cape Coral<br \/>\nOpportunities to network with city officials and fellow residents<br \/>\nA comprehensive understanding of how one of Florida\u2019s largest cities operates<\/p>\n<p>Details:<\/p>\n<p>Sessions are held annually, one day per week, with each class lasting up to eight hours (between 8am-4pm)<br \/>\nEnrollment is limited and open exclusively to Cape Coral residents<br \/>\nGraduates often become city ambassadors, sharing knowledge and community spirit<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Session:<\/p>\n<p>February 10 through April 1, 2026<br \/>\nWeekly classes on Tuesdays; final class and graduation on Wednesday, April 1<\/p>\n<p>How to Apply:<br \/>Complete and email the following forms to\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/mailto:CitizensAcademy@capecoral.gov\" target=\"_blank\">CitizensAcademy@capecoral.gov<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Early registration is strongly encouraged\u2014spaces fill quickly!\u00a0For questions, please contact\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/mailto:Citizensacademy@capecoral.gov\" target=\"_blank\">Citizensacademy@capecoral.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Become a Brand Ambassador for your City! Become a Brand Ambassador for Cape Coral! The City of Cape&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-88245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}