Assets
Empowering Youth
The 40 Developmental Assets are building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring and responsible. Assets identify a set of skills, experiences, relationships, and behaviors that enable young people to develop into successful and contributing adults. Sterling Township delivers asset rich activities to youth and the Sterling/Rock Falls community. Expanding the use of the asset framework provides young people with an opportunity to acquire Developmental Assets. The more Developmental Assets young people acquire, the better their chances of succeeding in school and becoming happy, healthy, and contributing members of their communities and society. The Center for Youth provides training and workshops to youth and adults in the area on an ongoing basis. The training and
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2015
workshops
are
aligned
with
the
40
Developmental
Assets
.
The
frame
work
of
the
developmental
assets
consist
of
the
20
Internal
and
20
External
Assets
young
people
need
to
grow
healthy
and
develop
resistance
skills
needed
to
become
thriving
members
of
their
community,
and
society
as
a
whole.
The
framework
is
structured
by
8
categories.
In
the
Internal
development
areas
the
categories
include:
Commitment
to
Learning;
Positive
Values;
Social
Competencies;
Positive
Identity.
In
the
External
development
areas
the
categories
include: Support; Empowerment; Boundaries and Expectations; Constructive Use of Time.
The
Assets
of
the
Month
will
be
displayed
on
the
Center
For
Youth
marquee
and
utilized
in
a
coordinated
effort
with
area
organizations
to
further
promote
the
practice
of
using
developmental
assets
in
our
daily
lives.
Asset
rich
events
are
planned
throughout
the
year
to
help bring about an awareness of developmental assets in action in our community.
Assets
Empowering Youth
The 40 Developmental Assets are building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring and responsible. Assets identify a set of skills, experiences, relationships, and behaviors that enable young people to develop into successful and contributing adults. Sterling Township delivers asset rich activities to youth and the Sterling/Rock Falls community. Expanding the use of the asset framework provides young people with an opportunity to acquire Developmental Assets. The more Developmental Assets young people acquire, the better their chances of succeeding in school and becoming happy, healthy, and contributing members of their communities and society. The Center for Youth provides training and workshops to youth and adults in the area on an ongoing basis. The training and
© Sterling Township
2015
