Participants are only given access to LEAD's training if they support the following ideals and values: 

• All of North Carolina's children deserve access to a quality and equitable public education that is adequately funded, as guaranteed by the state Constitution.

• Both private enterprise and government are essential for creating opportunity and growth, and our economy should work for everyone, not just those at the top.

• In order to provide energy that is critical to North Carolina's economic growth and well-being, we must develop cleaner, more renewable forms of energy while protecting our natural resources and ensuring a healthy and safe environment for current and future generations.

• North Carolina citizens have the right to accessible and fair elections free of unnecessary obstacles and intimidation.

• People have the right to decide if and when they will have a child, and everyone has the right to parent the children they already have in safe environments and healthy communities.

• The unique mission and purpose of government is to promote the public interest and help create a high quality of life and community well-being.

Our Values: 

• INCLUSIVENESS

  the ability to work with diverse communities, across race, class, sexual orientation, and gender identities

• INTEGRITY

  ability to discern between right and wrong, a willingness to act on that discernment even at personal cost, and to openly/publicly stand for that which they believe to be right

• TRANSPARENCY

  the ability to be honest, to consistently keep commitments, and to be held accountable

• ALTRUISM

  willingness to take action on behalf of others even at great personal cost