The goal of CHARACTER COUNTS!SM in Montgomery County is to train 50% or approximately 18,500 citizens in Montgomery County to be persons of character using responsible behaviors such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Teachers and community leaders will teach, enforce, advocate, and model ethical values as they work with and train the 6,616 youth in our community. It is CHARACTER COUNTS! goal to train 100% of all youth through school, sports, church groups, leadership activities, 4-H, and other local programs.