Usher was back in the A to mentor 600 young people about service and leadership at Powered by Service Day in participation with his New Look Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages youth around the country to become corporate and community leaders.

“I said I really want to do something that would motivate them, give them the proper tools that they need to understand that there’s a better world,” the singer told Atlanta’s Fox 5. “My objective is just to open their minds.”

Tonight he will host and perform at the inaugural World Leadership Awards with Ciara and Justin Bieber in his hometown.