Asset Building
Search Institute - Raising Caring & Responsible Children & Teenagers www.search-institute.org
This site is put together by a non-profit, independent research organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have identified forty developmental assets and ways in which youth may build upon their assests. The site is filled with research and other information about development and how individuals, organizations and communities can and are working to ensure that all children and youth throughout the community experience more of these developmental assets. The importance of everyone working together to create asset-rich community is stressed. Information on how to apply this information as well as ideas for school, congregations and youth serving organizations are included. Visitors are also able to access Information on their Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth initiative.
Asset Building Champions www.assetchampions.com
The purpose of the Asset Building Champions Project is to realize a Canada defined by the world as a country in which the relationships between young people and the adults in their lives is characterized by respect, understanding, tolerance, support and an abiding commitment to service to others. Learn and share with Asset Builders across the country on this website devoted to Asset Building in Canada.
Abundant Assets Alliance www.abundantassets.org
The Abundant Assets Alliance combines the resources of YMCA of the USA, YMCA Canada and Search Institute. These three distinguished organizations have proven success in building strong kids, families and communities. The alliance seeks to strengthen the capacity of YMCAs and the communities they serve to provide young people with the support and experiences they need to become healthy, caring and competent adults. Harnessing the power of extensive research on developmental assets--the essential building blocks for human development--the alliance partners have developed a holistic, systematic approach to improving young peoples' lives that involves the entire community.
Community Youth Development (CYD) Journal www.cydjournal.org
This is an online journal that can provide teachers with articles that deal with youth taking action in communities, frameworks and projects that are underway. The mission of this publication is to be a force in promoting youth and adult partnerships working to create just, safe and healthy communities and to influence policymakers at all levels.
Growing Healthy Canadians www.growinghealthykids.com
This website serves as a guide to fostering positive child development. It takes the perspective that healthy development is shared a responsibility so includes useful information for not only parents but educators and other members of the community. The focus is on making healthy transitions and the site is organized around these periods of growth and change. Areas are divided into both periods of transitions as well as important influences. Characteristics of individuals who have made healthy transitions are listed and effective strategies highlighted. This site is full of information and lets the visitor continue to narrow their search and get more specific information on topics covered. Links to other useful site are also included in this page.
Thrive Canadian Centre for Positive Youth Development www.thrivecanada.ca
Provides resources and training that provide leadership, knowledge and resources to develop healthy, capable young people of strong character.
Safe and Caring Schools and Communities www.sacsc.ca
The Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities (SACSC) seeks to prevent bullying and violence by educating children and youth and the adults in their lives in a way that promotes positive social interaction among all human beings. The programs of this non-profit organization aim to prevent violence and bullying in schools and communities through character education, conflict management training and building respect for diversity
IPR Research Asset Based Community Development Institute www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html
The Asset-Based Community Devlopment Institue is based upon three decades of community development research by John Kretzman and John L. McKnight. The ABDC Institute produces practical resources and tools for community builders to identify,nurture, and mobilize neighbourhood assets.
Reclaiming Youth Network www.reclaiming.com
Reclaiming Youth is a movement of professionals, citizens, parents and policy leaders concrned with children and youth in conflict in home, school and community. Reclaiming Youth provides strength-based conferences, training programs,research and publications to create environments in which all young people can thrive and grow.
Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement www.tamarackcommunity.ca
Tamarack is a charitable organization dedicated to helping Canadian communities take owenership of local issues by making use of proven strategies for community engagement. Community Engagement is commonly defined as citizens from differnt sectors of a community joining together taking leadership, to address issues that affect them all. Tamarack offers a variety of resources including web-based learning, E newsletters, tele-learning seminares and resources on community engagement.
Project Cornerstone www.projectcornerstone.org
Project Cornerstone brings individuals, businesses, community organizations,schools and government together to understand and embrace the fact that interacting with young people is important and that every interaction makes a difference. The site provides information on developmental assets and tips and stories for asset building. It also contains guides and checklists to help organizations assess their asset-building capacities.
Helping America's Youth www.helpingamericasyouth.gov
This web site focuses on connecting at-risk youth with family, school and community in order to help kids and teens reach their full potential. The web site promotes positive youth development, identifies risk and protective factors for healthy development and provides a desciptions of programs that build protective factors around youth.
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services www.brycs.org
A U.S. based technical assistance project working to broaden the scope of information and collaboration among service providers in order to strenghten services to refugee children,youth and their families.
This site is put together by a non-profit, independent research organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have identified forty developmental assets and ways in which youth may build upon their assests. The site is filled with research and other information about development and how individuals, organizations and communities can and are working to ensure that all children and youth throughout the community experience more of these developmental assets. The importance of everyone working together to create asset-rich community is stressed. Information on how to apply this information as well as ideas for school, congregations and youth serving organizations are included. Visitors are also able to access Information on their Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth initiative.
Asset Building Champions www.assetchampions.com
The purpose of the Asset Building Champions Project is to realize a Canada defined by the world as a country in which the relationships between young people and the adults in their lives is characterized by respect, understanding, tolerance, support and an abiding commitment to service to others. Learn and share with Asset Builders across the country on this website devoted to Asset Building in Canada.
Abundant Assets Alliance www.abundantassets.org
The Abundant Assets Alliance combines the resources of YMCA of the USA, YMCA Canada and Search Institute. These three distinguished organizations have proven success in building strong kids, families and communities. The alliance seeks to strengthen the capacity of YMCAs and the communities they serve to provide young people with the support and experiences they need to become healthy, caring and competent adults. Harnessing the power of extensive research on developmental assets--the essential building blocks for human development--the alliance partners have developed a holistic, systematic approach to improving young peoples' lives that involves the entire community.
Community Youth Development (CYD) Journal www.cydjournal.org
This is an online journal that can provide teachers with articles that deal with youth taking action in communities, frameworks and projects that are underway. The mission of this publication is to be a force in promoting youth and adult partnerships working to create just, safe and healthy communities and to influence policymakers at all levels.
Growing Healthy Canadians www.growinghealthykids.com
This website serves as a guide to fostering positive child development. It takes the perspective that healthy development is shared a responsibility so includes useful information for not only parents but educators and other members of the community. The focus is on making healthy transitions and the site is organized around these periods of growth and change. Areas are divided into both periods of transitions as well as important influences. Characteristics of individuals who have made healthy transitions are listed and effective strategies highlighted. This site is full of information and lets the visitor continue to narrow their search and get more specific information on topics covered. Links to other useful site are also included in this page.
Thrive Canadian Centre for Positive Youth Development www.thrivecanada.ca
Provides resources and training that provide leadership, knowledge and resources to develop healthy, capable young people of strong character.
Safe and Caring Schools and Communities www.sacsc.ca
The Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities (SACSC) seeks to prevent bullying and violence by educating children and youth and the adults in their lives in a way that promotes positive social interaction among all human beings. The programs of this non-profit organization aim to prevent violence and bullying in schools and communities through character education, conflict management training and building respect for diversity
IPR Research Asset Based Community Development Institute www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html
The Asset-Based Community Devlopment Institue is based upon three decades of community development research by John Kretzman and John L. McKnight. The ABDC Institute produces practical resources and tools for community builders to identify,nurture, and mobilize neighbourhood assets.
Reclaiming Youth Network www.reclaiming.com
Reclaiming Youth is a movement of professionals, citizens, parents and policy leaders concrned with children and youth in conflict in home, school and community. Reclaiming Youth provides strength-based conferences, training programs,research and publications to create environments in which all young people can thrive and grow.
Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement www.tamarackcommunity.ca
Tamarack is a charitable organization dedicated to helping Canadian communities take owenership of local issues by making use of proven strategies for community engagement. Community Engagement is commonly defined as citizens from differnt sectors of a community joining together taking leadership, to address issues that affect them all. Tamarack offers a variety of resources including web-based learning, E newsletters, tele-learning seminares and resources on community engagement.
Project Cornerstone www.projectcornerstone.org
Project Cornerstone brings individuals, businesses, community organizations,schools and government together to understand and embrace the fact that interacting with young people is important and that every interaction makes a difference. The site provides information on developmental assets and tips and stories for asset building. It also contains guides and checklists to help organizations assess their asset-building capacities.
Helping America's Youth www.helpingamericasyouth.gov
This web site focuses on connecting at-risk youth with family, school and community in order to help kids and teens reach their full potential. The web site promotes positive youth development, identifies risk and protective factors for healthy development and provides a desciptions of programs that build protective factors around youth.
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services www.brycs.org
A U.S. based technical assistance project working to broaden the scope of information and collaboration among service providers in order to strenghten services to refugee children,youth and their families.
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