March Assets

March

Asset of the Month

Give young people meaningful roles

To many young people, the world is small. It's made up of their school, home, and neighborhood. They may assume all schools are like their school. And, when they're very young, they may think the world revolves around them. But when young people start to reach out and help others, their world grows and so does their confidence. In fact, many young people report that when they give of their time and energy, they receive much in return. Serving others can help kids feel good about themselves and that they can make a difference in the world. Service to Others is Asset 9 of Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets, qualities, experiences, and relationships that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.

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Rye YMCA

Harnessing the power of extensive research on developmental assets--the essential building blocks for human development--the alliance partners of the Search Institute, YMCA USA and YMCA Canada, have developed a holistic, systematic approach to improving young peoples' lives that involves the entire community.

The Rye YMCA believes Building Assets will help us in our goal of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Whether you have children or not, we hope you'll join us in our efforts to make a difference in the lives of young people. Every month we'll send you one of the 40 Developmental Assets in this newsletter. Read it over, think about it, act on it - make a difference!