Grow your leadership.

Find your community.

Lead with kindness.

Apply to Riley’s Way programs and join the community building a better, kinder world.

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Apply for the Call For Kindness Fellowship and get the funding, mentorship, and community to bring your vision to life.

Call For Kindness

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Apply to the Riley's Way Youth Leadership Retreat: a free, transformative weekend for high school students who want to lead with kindness.

Youth Leadership Retreat

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Bring a Riley's Way Club to your school and build a community grounded in kindness, empathy, and real leadership.

Riley’s Way Clubs

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The Kind Leader Network connects Riley's Way youth community members to mentorship, funding, career resources, workshops, and a national community of peers who share your values.

Kind Leader Network

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Current Open Applications

  • Start A Riley's Way Club

    Grow your leadership and make your school community a kinder, better place.

    Click here to learn more about starting a Riley’s Way Club.

  • Join Riley's Way Kind Leader Network

    Step into a national community of kind leaders, mentors, and changemakers building what comes next, together.

    Join the Network

  • Sign Up For Application Updates

    The Call For Kindness and Youth Leadership Retreat applications are currently closed.

    Click here to sign up for updates.

Kind Leader Network

A community of kind leaders, at every stage

Most leadership experiences are a moment. The Kind Leader Network is a continuum — connecting young people and alumni through mentorship, funding, events, and shared values that last well beyond any single program.

JOIN THE NETWORK
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Mentorship

Peer and expert guidance, plus chances to give back as you grow

Up to $500 for leadership, service, or professional development

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Funding

Quarterly workshops, fireside chats, and regional community meetups

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Events

Internships, grants, and networking through the Kind Connects database

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Careers

Riley’s Way has shown me that leadership rooted in kindness is not only possible but transformative.

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Shi’nell L., age 16

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