The Youth Leadership Development Program is a leadership development program for juniors and seniors in high school chosen due to their character rather than academic standing. The basic tenet of the YLDP is that a person’s character is more important than anything else in one’s ability to lead others, being a true leader. Currently, the YLDP has 93 High School Partners that each chooses up to four seniors and two juniors to represent their high school, three College-Operating Partners, Lawson State, Wallace State, Jefferson State, and nineteen College Partners.