Young leaders of character

Team members of Young Leaders of Character travel throughout Iowa to teach other students about making good choices using the Six Pillars of CHARACTER COUNTS!.

The 2008 Young Leaders of Character team is made up 48 high school students from the Greater Des Moines and Cedar Valley areas.

If you would like Young Leaders of Character to speak to your students, or if you would like information on how to join this group, please call Wendy Havemann at 515-271-1909.

We've Changed Our Name!

To better reflect our goals, we've changed our name from the Youth Training Core to Young Leaders of Character. We're excited about our new name! Invite us to your school to see how we can help your students!

Get Started Today!

Click here to learn how you can get youth involved in the CHARACTER COUNTS! projects in your school.

Click here to download a flier and learn more.

Join

Members of the Young Leaders of Character are selected through an application and interview process. Applications for the 2008-2009 Young Leaders of Character team are currently being accepted for the Cedar Valley Chapter

Success Stories

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Congratulations to the Youth Training Core for winning the 2007 Governor's Volunteer Service Award. The award was given because of their "major contribution to the development of successful children, adults, families, and communities in the State of Iowa".