Character & Leadership

Keystone Clubs are small group leadership development clubs for members ages 14 - 18.  Keystoners elect officers, choose their own activities and plan and implement community service projects. A national charter entitles a Keystone Club to participate in regional and national Keystone conferences.  

The National Youth of the Year Program is designed to promote and recognize service to Club and community, academic performance and contributions to family and spiritual life. Competition begins with each Club selecting a Youth of the Year who receives a certificate and medallion. The winner then enters the state competition. State winners receive a plaque and a $1,000 scholarship then enter the regional competition. Each of the five regional winners receives a $10,000 scholarship and enters the national competition held in Washington, DC. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional $15,000 scholarship, totaling $26,000 in scholarships, and is installed by the President of the United States.

This small-group leadership development program is targeted to youth ages 11 - 13. Within some 700 Torch Clubs across the country, members elect officers and plan and implement their own activities and community service projects. Each Torch Club receives an official charter from Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Coca-Cola has teamed up with The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas and Heart of a Champion to bring the unique Dallas Elevators program to students in Dallas, Texas.  The program was developed to give students an opportunity to elevate their lives, through a dynamic curriculum and a series of unique professional experiences. Utilizing the highly acclaimed Heart of a Champion multi-media based curriculum materials, and numerous ancillary reinforcement elements makes this program the first of its kind in the U.S.  Visit the Dallas Elevators page to learn more!