LeaderKids

Building the Leaders of Tomorrow

At Leadership Fort Worth, we believe everyone has a leader inside. Our youth program, LeaderKids, encourages middle-school students to develop leadership skills such as taking initiative, setting achievable goals, and becoming strong communicators.

What started in 1995 with a simple invitation by then Mayor Kay Granger to become involved with the “Our City, Our Children” initiative to make Fort Worth a “more child-friendly city” has become one of our most impactful programs.

Leadership Fort Worth invites you to share or complete our LeaderKids application with your Fort Worth 8th grade student networks. LeaderKids has been operated for 30 years, serving Fort Worth ISD 8th grade students through leadership development, service learning and mentorship. The program is designed to support students who may not have access to other extracurricular opportunities, demonstrate leadership traits but need some guidance and encouragement, or be a student who could benefit from being exposed to leaders who reflect their own backgrounds. Our philosophy is that there is a leader in every student just waiting to be tapped!

For the 2026-2027 school year, we are offering OPEN ENROLLMENT. Any 8th grade student, regardless of middle school within Fort Worth ISD and surrounding ISDs can submit an application.