Huntsville's Promise
Our Children Our Future
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Summary of Developmental Asset Training One of the primary goals of Huntsville’s Promise is to provide information, training and planning related to the Developmental Assets. What are Developmental Assets? The Developmental Assets are a research-based model developed by the Search Institute determining that there are 40 assets, or building blocks that young people need to grow into successful adults. (See attached handout of developmental assets and how many HISD students have each asset compared to the national average) Developmental Assets are: 1. Building Blocks for Healthy Youth: The assets build upon one another: the more assets students have the better. 2. Preventative: Many times society focuses on the effects of negative behaviors. This model allows a community to address challenges before they arise by providing a positive community for youth to develop into healthy adults. Why should I care about Developmental Assets? Increased levels of Developmental Assets lead to an increase in positive attributes: (The following tables show the percent of students nationally displaying tendencies based on the number of Assets they possess.)
Increased levels of Developmental Assets lead to a decrease in negative attributes:
Why is Huntsville’s Promise Conducting the I-Promise Campaign? Research indicates that increased levels of community awareness alone can impact the number of developmental assets in student’s communitywide. Huntsville’s Promise hopes to increase awareness of the developmental assets in our community. As a result, research indicates that Huntsville youth will experience higher levels of positive attributes and lower levels of negative attributes. Huntsville’s Promise also hopes this process will call the community to action in regards to serving Huntsville youth. This campaign encourages individuals, organizations and churches to commit to doing three things in the coming year to build assets in Huntsville youth. This could be as easy as learning a child’s name, or as big as volunteering as a mentor for a local organization. We hope that you will take the time and make the effort to serve! (For more information contact Scott Atnip at Huntsville’s Promise: 291-5950 or satnip at huntsvilletx dot gov) |
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