Program Vision: Ensuring our youth are prepared as leaders to meet future challenges that arise in our city, county, and state.

Program Description: It is a county-wide program designed to nurture and develop positive leadership qualities in our high school students. We want to create successful leaders in Lee County and this program should give the students of our area the knowledge, tools, and contacts to do so. The ultimate goal is that graduates of the Lee County Young Leaders program will possess a unique understanding and appreciation of the inner workings of their community and will return home as excellent future candidates to serve on local boards, committees, and task forces.

Program Goals:

• To select a diverse class of highly motivated participants who represent the diversity of racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups in Lee County, Alabama.
• To explore the diverse facets of Lee County’s government, business, economic development, health care, criminal justice, and other aspects of community life.
• To instill and nurture a sense of social responsibility in our youth.
• To provide opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to meet and develop mutual understanding, respect, and trust.
• To offer participants opportunities for volunteer community involvement and service.
• To encourage our youth to find satisfying job opportunities so he/she will come home to Lee County, Alabama to live, learn, work, worship, play, raise his/her family.