For five years I have had the pleasure of working within a city to strengthen the community's ability to support the positive development of young people from infancy through the teenage years. I was fortunate to be introduced to the 40 Developmental Assets as studied by the Search Institute early in my work in Newburyport, MA. The research of the 40 Assets has provided me a framework that combines my philosophy of empowering young people in their own communities with focusing on the protective factors that all teens need to help them make the best choices possible in the long run.
I have decided to begin to share the successes that I have had, the lessons learned and the new ideas we have with the larger community. It is my hope that this blog will be a platform for me to share ideas with others in the youth development field as well as parents, educators and youth leaders.
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