The mission of the Chicago Leader is to engage in community building by encouraging critical thinking, creativity and collaborative skills, significantly reducing illiteracy, unemployment, youth gang activity, drug and alcohol abuse, violence and homelessness. We provide a news and information platform, publication, and documentary style reporting that is committed to local communities in Chicago. We give voice to the voiceless, report the positive stories in and for the community, hold community leaders accountable, and train and hire youth journalists.