Our Mission

To create and maintain innovative programs that provide academic, socialization, vocational and motivational support for urban youth ages 6-18 and their families.  Local grassroots individuals founded the FUN CITY Summer Youth Academy in the 1970s with 25 children in the First Ward, central Columbia, Missouri. The FUN CITY Youth Academy officially established as Community Playground of Columbia Incorporation (CPCI) in July 1973. CPCI is a Missouri not-for-profit corporation that operates FUN CITY Youth Academy (FCYA) Summer and Saturday programs. Collaboration is the foundation by which FUN CITY Youth Academy programs have been sustainable. FUN CITY continues to rapidly expand, over 30 years, serving 200 + families annually in collaboration with more than 26 local agencies and organizations.  We promote [and stand firm upon] the African Proverb: "It Takes A Village To Raise A Child".

Program Goals

To provide a safe and stimulating environment for school age (6-18)      children and their families.

To provide youth with site based, one-on-one mentoring support and opportunities to participate in academic enrichment, cultural and     entrepreneurial development through hands-on experiences.

To develop positive life skills, promoting emotional, spiritual, physical, and personal health/well being through culturally rich, intergenerational activities.

To empower parents, guardians and school aged youth by strengthening relationship through positive interactions and continuing to build our 'village' by providing resources for academic success and promoting community involvement and economic development within our constituent

Our Motto

Child Centered, Child Driven, and Child Oriented - Children are our Future!

Please contact us at (573)256-1436 or email to funcity@coin.org