Healthy Williston...
Healthy Youth

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supporting Williston's Youth in the process!

40 Assets for Youth

ASSET #1 Family Support

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when their families provide them with high levels of love and support.

 

ASSET #2 Positive Family Communication Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they and their parents communicate positively, and they are willing to seek parents’ advice and counsel.

 

 

ASSET #3 Other Adult Relationships

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they receive support from three or more non-parent adults. 
 

ASSET #4 Caring Neighborhood

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they experience caring neighbors!

 

ASSET #5 Caring School Climate  Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when their school provides a caring, encouraging environment.

ASSET #6 Staying Involved in School 
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when their parents are involved in their education and school.
 

ASSET #7 Community Values Youth
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they perceive that adults in the community value youth.
 

ASSET #8 Youth As Resources 
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they are given useful roles in the community.

ASSET #9 Service to Others 
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they serve others one hour or more per week.
 

ASSET #10 Safety
Youth are more likely to row up healthy when they feel safe at home, at school, and in the neighborhood.

 

ASSET #11 Family Boundaries 
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when families have clear rules and consequences, and monitor young people’s whereabouts.
 

ASSET #12 School Boundaries
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when school provides clear rules and consequences.

 

ASSET #13 Neighborhood Boundaries
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people’s behavior. 

ASSET #14 Positive, Responsible adults as Role Models

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.

ASSET #27 Equality and Social Justice

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they place a high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.

 

ASSET #28 Integrity

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they act on their convictions and stand up for her or his friends.

 

ASSET #29 Honesty

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they “tell the truth even when it is not easy.”

 

ASSET #30 Responsibility

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when he/she accepts and takes personal responsibility.

 

ASSET #31 Restraint

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they believe it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or drugs.

 

ASSET #32 Planning and Decision Making

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they know how to plan ahead and make choices.

 

ASSET #33 Interpersonal Competence

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they possess empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.

 

ASSET #34 Cultural Competence

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they have knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.

 

ASSET #35 Resistance Skills

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.

 

ASSET #36 Peaceful Conflict Resolution

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they seek to resolve conflict nonviolently.

 

ASSET #37 Personal Power

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when he/she feels they have control over “things that happen to me.”

 

ASSET #38 
Self-Esteem

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they have a high self-esteem.

 

ASSET #39 Sense of Purpose

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they feel their life has a purpose.

 

 

ASSET #40  Positive View of Personal Future

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when he/she is optimistic about their personal future.

ASSET #15 Positive Peer Influence
Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when their best friends model responsible behavior.
 

ASSET #16 High Expectations

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when both parents and teachers encourage young people to do well.

 

ASSET #17 Creative Activities

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they spend three or more hours per week in music, theater, or other arts.

 

ASSET #18 Extracurricular Activities

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they spend three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or school and/or community organizations.

 

 

ASSET #19 Religious Community

Young people are more likely to grow up health when they spend one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution.

 

ASSET #20 Time at Home

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they go out “with nothing special to do” two or fewer nights per week.
 

ASSET #21 Achievement Motivation

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they are motivated to do well in school.

 

ASSET #22 School Engagement

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they are actively engaged in learning.

 

ASSET #23 Homework

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they complete at least one hour of homework every school day.

 

ASSET # 24 Bonding in School

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when he/she cares about their school.

 

ASSET #25 Reading for Pleasure

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they read for pleasure three or more hours per week.

 

ASSET # 26 Caring

Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they place a high value on helping other people. 

YOU can be an ASSET BUILDER!