At HOBY, we believe all students have the potential to lead. Our seminars bring students together across different backgrounds, cultures, and communities. We help students discover a newfound sense of awareness, confidence, connection, and purpose.

Sep 5, 2016 · HOBY attendees represented 51 percent of U.S. high schools and HOBY volunteers numbered 2,500 by 1988. HOBY celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 1998 by launching a new initiative, Leadership for Service (L4S). L4S challenges all HOBY ambassadors to commit to 100 hours of community service in the year following their seminar.

Based on the Social Change Model of Leadership, HOBY programs highlight paths toward self-awareness, taking courageous action, authenticity, and connection. HOBY Ambassadors, Alumni, Volunteers, and staff are continually learning, growing, …

One weekend at a HOBY Illinois-North unlocks a student’s leadership potential and helps them gain the confidence to make a positive impact on the world around them. We are so excited to welcome student leaders across the state to this life-changing experience!

At HOBY, we believe all students have the potential to lead. Our seminars bring students together across different backgrounds, cultures, and communities. We help students discover a newfound sense of awareness, confidence, connection, and purpose.

HOBY’s Community Leadership Workshops (CLeW) are developed by volunteers across the U.S. for 9th-grade student ambassadors as an introduction to leadership education. These one-day workshops jumpstart student leadership journeys and connect them to peers in their communities.

At HOBY, we believe all students have the potential to lead. Our seminars bring students together across different backgrounds, cultures, and communities. We help students discover a newfound sense of awareness, confidence, connection, and purpose.

One weekend at a HOBY Florida-South unlocks a student’s leadership potential and helps them gain the confidence to make a positive impact on the world around them. We are so excited to …

As a HOBY Alum, you are a part of a community of over 500,000 leaders from around the world. HOBY Alumni are change makers in business, government, nonprofit organizations, the arts, and more! We are proud to offer ways to stay connected, continue your leadership education, and serve our collective community!

HOBY was founded by Hugh O’Brian in 1958 as a nonprofit organization with the same mission we work toward today–to inspire a global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation. HOBY has empowered over 500,000 students to make lasting, positive change in their communities.