The Martin Luther King Youth Program The over-arching goal of the Martin Luther King Youth Program is to inspire and empower high school students to become effective advocates and allies for peaceful social change on issues of violence, prejudice and discrimination. The MLK Program is a product of the work of the Ceceilyn Miller Institute for Leadership and Diversity in America (CMI). The CMI is a human relations, consulting, and training non-profit organization. We are dedicated to helping individuals, groups, and systems function more effectively as people and communities.