Global Leaders empowers youth to lead through service work locally and abroad. Each of our students serve on average 60 hrs in their local community on projects like monthly food pantries, mentoring at risk youth, and more! GL also performs 14 days of service in Guatemala alongside local students!
"I can say with complete certainty that I would not be half the person I am today without the GL's guidance and investment." --Helena R., GL Student
"GL has totally redefined what service means to me and made it such an important part of my life...it's about touching their humanity with yours and giving people a hand-up. It's about realizing your privilege and making use of it-- privilege isn't something to feel guilty about, it's something you should do something with." -Zoe B., GL student
Students Empowering Students
GL was originally inspired by YES, the youth-organized Global Youth Environmental Summits, extending that focus from environmental justice to also include social justice and peace. The original inspiration of youth that could - and would - take the reins in enacting change persisted, and in 1997, current Executive Director Joe Fontana and his team took students on the first Global Leaders international service trip to Guatemala.
Joe, along with his brother, Chris, and friend Jason Foster yearned to take students out of the classroom, recognizing the power that international service, cultural immersion, and a continual challenge to students' comfort zones had in helping develop more globally aware, confident and dedicated student leaders. After that initial trip, Joe and other members of the GL staff worked to better develop the service and leadership programs at home and abroad.
Through the years, Global Leadershas worked to find ways to better engage its students. Through the development of the Student Action Grant program and student-led Executive Boards, participants have become the captains of their own leadership journey. These increased opportunities for leadership have opened doors to increased community partnerships and more engaged students.
In 2012, the independent Local Program was introduced as a way to open up student involvement in leadership development to those who were unable or uninterested in traveling abroad. The Global Leaders Local program is a program open to any interested and dedicated high school student.
Organization name
Global Leaders Inc
other names
GL, Global Visionaries
1997
Tax id (EIN)
45-4279561
Category
Youth Development
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
405 E Prospect Road Suite 4Larimer County, CO, US