·       Fosters caring, service and leadership​

·       Encourages creative and critical thinking

·       Identifies and addresses community problems

·       Teaches the virtues of positive moral and ethical behavior​

·       Sanctions and rewards good moral judgment and character

·       Provides opportunities for appropriate social, emotional and mental interaction            among local, regional and national youth organizations

·       Challenges our youth to higher levels of academic, artistic, and personal                          development