OUR VALUES
8 Core Values
These 8 core values are the foundation of our youth leadership training — designed to help you lead yourself first, so you can lead others well.
Values That Shape Tomorrow’s Leaders
Value-Driven Mentorship
You become who you follow. Choose wisely.
The people you allow to influence you will shape your mindset, your habits, and your future. A mentor is more than a teacher — they’re a guide who helps you stay focused on your vision, especially when things get hard. Whether you’re aiming for college, a career, or to make a difference in your community, the right mentor can help you get there faster and stronger.
Visionary Leadership
Great leaders don’t just see what is — they see what could be.
Vision gives direction to your talent. It turns your pain into purpose and your obstacles into stepping stones. As a young leader, your ability to imagine something better, and to rally others around that vision, is what sets you apart. Through our youth leadership training, you’ll learn how to turn vision into strategy, and strategy into impact. Your ideas have power. Your leadership can change lives.
Legacy Leadership
Real leaders don’t create followers — they create more leaders.
True leadership isn’t about standing out — it’s about lifting others up. When you share what you’ve learned, mentor someone younger, or cheer for a teammate’s success, you multiply impact. This is how communities grow stronger, when young people like you help raise up the next generation of leaders. We don’t rise alone. The more leaders you help build, the more change you create.
Responsible Stewardship
What you do with what you’ve been given defines you.
Leadership is a responsibility — not a spotlight. Being a good steward means managing your time, resources, and gifts with integrity. You may not control everything that happens to you, but you do control how you respond. Whether it’s a school project, a summer job, or a leadership opportunity, take ownership and show up fully. The world trusts leaders who take care of what they’ve been given.
Purpose-Driven Passion
Find what drives you — and use it to lift others.
Your purpose is your “why” — the deeper reason behind your goals. Passion is the energy that fuels that purpose and keeps you moving even when life throws challenges your way. But leadership isn’t just about chasing your dream, it’s about helping others along the way. Real leaders know how to turn their fire into action, and that action into service. That’s how you become a force for good — not just in your life, but in your entire community.
Cultural Intelligence
Learn to speak with clarity, listen with empathy, and lead with respect.
We live in a beautifully diverse world, full of different cultures, perspectives, and experiences. To lead effectively, you must know how to connect across those differences. It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it and how well you understand others in return. When you communicate in a way that honors people’s values, backgrounds, and identities, you build trust. That’s the foundation of real, lasting community leadership for youth.
Family First
Who you are at home shapes who you’ll become in the world.
It’s easy to put on a strong face in public. But your true leadership is revealed in how you treat the people closest to you — your family. Prioritizing family means showing love, respect, and responsibility where it matters most. No amount of success will ever replace the support and strength you build by being present at home. Great leaders lead with honor, and that starts in your own household.
Integrity
Do what’s right — especially when no one’s watching.
Integrity is the foundation of all great leadership. It means telling the truth, keeping your word, and standing by your values even when it costs you something. It’s easy to pretend. It’s hard to be consistent. But trust is built on the small, invisible choices you make when no one is paying attention. That’s what makes people follow you — not because they have to, but because they believe in you.
Value-Driven Mentorship
You become who you follow. Choose wisely.
The people you allow to influence you will shape your mindset, your habits, and your future. A mentor is more than a teacher — they’re a guide who helps you stay focused on your vision, especially when things get hard. Whether you’re aiming for college, a career, or to make a difference in your community, the right mentor can help you get there faster and stronger.
Purpose-Driven Passion
Find what drives you — and use it to lift others.
Your purpose is your “why” — the deeper reason behind your goals. Passion is the energy that fuels that purpose and keeps you moving even when life throws challenges your way. But leadership isn’t just about chasing your dream, it’s about helping others along the way. Real leaders know how to turn their fire into action, and that action into service. That’s how you become a force for good — not just in your life, but in your entire community.
Visionary Leadership
Great leaders don’t just see what is — they see what could be.
Vision gives direction to your talent. It turns your pain into purpose and your obstacles into stepping stones. As a young leader, your ability to imagine something better, and to rally others around that vision, is what sets you apart. Through our youth leadership training, you’ll learn how to turn vision into strategy, and strategy into impact. Your ideas have power. Your leadership can change lives.
Cultural Intelligence
Learn to speak with clarity, listen with empathy, and lead with respect.
We live in a beautifully diverse world, full of different cultures, perspectives, and experiences. To lead effectively, you must know how to connect across those differences. It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it and how well you understand others in return. When you communicate in a way that honors people’s values, backgrounds, and identities, you build trust. That’s the foundation of real, lasting community leadership for youth.
Legacy Leadership
Real leaders don’t create followers — they create more leaders.
True leadership isn’t about standing out — it’s about lifting others up. When you share what you’ve learned, mentor someone younger, or cheer for a teammate’s success, you multiply impact. This is how communities grow stronger, when young people like you help raise up the next generation of leaders. We don’t rise alone. The more leaders you help build, the more change you create.
Family First
Who you are at home shapes who you’ll become in the world.
It’s easy to put on a strong face in public. But your true leadership is revealed in how you treat the people closest to you — your family. Prioritizing family means showing love, respect, and responsibility where it matters most. No amount of success will ever replace the support and strength you build by being present at home. Great leaders lead with honor, and that starts in your own household.
Responsible Stewardship
What you do with what you’ve been given defines you.
Leadership is a responsibility — not a spotlight. Being a good steward means managing your time, resources, and gifts with integrity. You may not control everything that happens to you, but you do control how you respond. Whether it’s a school project, a summer job, or a leadership opportunity, take ownership and show up fully. The world trusts leaders who take care of what they’ve been given.
Integrity
Do what’s right — especially when no one’s watching.
Integrity is the foundation of all great leadership. It means telling the truth, keeping your word, and standing by your values even when it costs you something. It’s easy to pretend. It’s hard to be consistent. But trust is built on the small, invisible choices you make when no one is paying attention. That’s what makes people follow you — not because they have to, but because they believe in you.
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