Our Mission:
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership provides lifelong leadership development opportunities that empower individuals to achieve their highest potential.
We carry out our mission by:
- Providing interactive opportunities for critical thinking.
- Promoting democracy and the free enterprise system.
- Encouraging social responsibility among the individuals and corporations.
We challenge our ambassadors to:
- Think for themselves and to become critical thinkers.
- Enhance their leadership skills through active involvement in the community.
- Practice their knowledge of the democratic process and free enterprise system.
Results from a survey of HOBY alumni and volunteers:
- 99% believed they could make a difference in their communities.
- 99.7% felt that volunteering with HOBY was a positive experience.
- 99% stated they would recommend HOBY to a friend.
- 98% reported that as a result of HOBY, they know what steps to take to be a better leader.
- 345,000 HOBY participants since 1958
- 8,000 students instructed annually
- 71 leadership seminars each year
- 73 countries represented at WLC (1976-2005)
- 20+ countries represented at WLC annually
Historical figures:
One of the nation’s foremost youth leadership development organizations
Has reached 345,000 high school sophomores since 1958
Conducts over 71 leadership seminars
in the U.S. and Canada annually
Participants from all 50 states and
more than 73 countries
More than 4,000 volunteers nationwide invest one million hours per year in HOBY programs
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