More about Assets

Hello!

The boy in the cartoon is saying, "I use to have a lemonade stand, but this pays better". Not much developed in our youth with lectures is there?

I wanted to mention some more assets and their percentages that you might find very interesting.

This is puzzling to me: even though 68% of youth claimed that they have family support, only 28% claim positive family communication.

Only 29% of youth feel that school is a caring environment and 37% felt that their neighborhood was caring.

51% of youth feel safe at home, in school and neighborhood. So 49% don't feel safe. Another reason to be giving your youth safe exit plans.

Only 27% of youth say they have positive adult role models.

Only 29% of youth say they know how to plan ahead and make choices.

Only 26% of youth say they are given useful roles in the community.

What is good about this study, is that you can plan your programs to help develop these assets in the youth you serve. Some of the assets will be developed just because you care about them and are a positive role model to them.

Tomorrow, we will look at some more of the assets that youth say they do have.

Have a great Saturday,

LA