Our Mission

Legacy Youth Leadership (“Legacy”) is a nonprofit organization that is building better leaders who will build a better world. Legacy knows that young people are not just the future, they are the present. Legacy provides free youth leadership and mentoring programs that teach students how to use their time, their money, their voice, and their vote so they can be leaders today. Legacy’s Programs develop, mentor, and equip young people with the skills they need to reach their academic goals, make a REAL impact on the world around them, and thrive.

Legacy Youth Leadership is building a generation of young people who are committed to developing their leadership skills so we can leave the world better than we found it. Legacy works with thousands of students every year around the world to develop leadership skills necessary to solve problems in students’ school, local, and global communities. Through the work of Legacy, we’ve seen students volunteer thousands of hours, raise tens of thousands of dollars, reach tens of thousands of people through awareness campaigns, and so much more.

50K

Legacy has served over 50K students to date through different programs and leadership initiatives.

Gen Z represents over 30% of the global population and they continue to prove their power and potential in solving some of the worlds biggest problems.

Why Students? Young people are the most socially conscious and digitally connected generation the world has ever seen. We exist to develop students as leaders, with very specific skills, so they can apply those skills to make meaningful change in the world.

Why Service? Leadership means so many different things to so many people, but at Legacy, leadership looks a lot like service. The application of every Legacy program pushes students to serve in their school, local, or global community. Through volunteering, grassroots fundraising, advocacy campaigns, and civic engagement, our mission is not only to grow the capacity of our students as leaders, but we exist to push our students beyond their comfort zone to give of themselves in a meaningful way. Through the power of our students’ Time, Money, Voice, and Vote, we invite every student on a journey to become a better version of themself so we can make the world a better place.