Mission:
Youth Leadership Greater Washington provides a 6-month, hands-on youth leadership development and community education program for high school sophomores and juniors in the Greater Washington region.

About Youth Leadership Greater Washington:
Youth Leadership Greater Washington's Class of 2009 had an amazing program year. The sixty-two class members engaged high-level public officials, learned about many of the challenges and opportunities of the Greater Washington region and formed friendships with a diverse network of other high school juniors and sophomores.

On May 13, 2008, The Washington Post ran a feature article about Youth Leadership Greater Washington's Class of 2008's experience.  Please click the following link to view the article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051202609.html

The deadline for applications for Youth Leadership Greater Washington's Class of 2010 is Friday, November 20, 2009. The program year will begin on Friday, January 22, 2010 and conclude on Friday, June 4, 2010.

To learn more about YLGW, click the following link: What We Do

2008-2009 Youth Leadership Sponsors:

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Ernst & Young
Geppetto Catering
The National Center for Children and Families
The World Bank Group

For more information on Youth Leadership Greater Washington, please contact Presley Jones at (202)777-4493 or at pjones@lgwdc.org.

You can help ensure the success and growth of Youth Leadership by making a personal charitable contribution to LGW. Sponsor a student or several students to help guarantee a unique life-changing experience for youth that wish to better themselves and give back to our community.

To sponsor a youth today, please click on the following link:

Sponsor a Student Leader Today!