High-angle shot in soft daylight of high school students testing an iOS app interface on an iPhone beside open laptops and sketch wireframes on a conference table.
High-angle shot in soft daylight of high school students testing an iOS app interface on an iPhone beside open laptops and sketch wireframes on a conference table.
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Turn Your Ideas Into Apps. Turn Your Apps Into Impact.

Empowering young innovators to transform community challenges into real-world technology solutions through hands-on, end-to-end iOS and web app development.

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Summer 2026 App Accelerator Impact

Real Outcomes, Measured Nationwide

14

States Represented

9

Student App Projects

24

Instructional Hours

40+

Showcase Participants

2026 Milestones & Upcoming Cohort

Middle School 2026 Spring Workshop Series

Summer 2026 Accelerator

A 4 weeks introductory civic innovation and app development workshop was offered at Minnetonka Middle School West providing students with hands-on exposure to problem framing, technical architecture, and civic advocacy foundations.

Eight-week intensive program running July through August 2026, comprising 16 live sessions and Active student cohorts from 14 states, spanning AZ, CA, IL, IN, MA, MN, MI, NC, VT, OR, PA, TN, TX, and VA bringing diverse community perspectives into code.

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Join the Next Civic App Accelerator Cohort

Open to motivated middle school and high school students passionate about technology and civic engagement. No prior coding experience required; full mentorship and technical tooling provided.

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— Featured Project

The Spark Civics iOS App

Developed by Samhita Krishnamurthy, Founder & CEO of Spark Civics, this flagship application empowers citizens to bridge the gap between their communities and their elected leaders.

Key features include automated representative lookup by address, local civic opportunity discovery, community issue reporting, one-tap representative contact scripts, and personalized civic action feeds.

• Summer 2026 Accelerator Showcase

Built by Students. Inspired by Communities.

Explore mobile and web solutions designed and programmed by our student teams during the Summer 2026 Accelerator. Each project addresses a tangible localized civic problem.