To support and strengthen asset building efforts in schools and communities, Community Matters works in conjunction with Search Institute to provide training, presenting, facilitation and consultation services. If the following opportunities don't meet your needs, please contact us to discuss creating something that does.

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From Risk to Resiliency: Understanding and Using an Asset-Building Approach to Youth Development
A comprehensive overview of Search Institute's Developmental Assets Framework and how it can positively impact schools and communities. This overview presentation helps participants to:

• Understand the developmental assets framework
• Understand the relationship between assets development and youth development
• Explore how everyone can be an asset builder - formally and informally
• Share the assets message with others

From Concept to Implementation: Starting an Asset-Building Initiative
This training and planning session provides a hands-on opportunity to develop a plan for taking an asset-building initiative from concept to implementation. Participants will explore developmental assets as a foundation for building a shared vision for their community. The session will assist participants to develop strategies for:

• Developing a leadership team to guide and oversee the effort
• Creating and broadening community awareness and support
• Increasing opportunities for community involvement
• Securing sustainable long term funding
• Increasing youth involvement

Asset Ambassador School: Increasing Community Support for Asset-Building Efforts
Designed for both youth and adults, this hands-on training equips participants with the skills, tools and confidence to deliver a 1- 2 hour presentation to a variety of audiences on the Developmental Assets Framework -- what it is, why it's important, what people can do to make assets a significant part of their everyday lives. The training is highly interactive with opportunities for practice in front of a video camera. Materials are also provided-- talking points, overheads, handouts, etc. -- which can be used in presentations.

Integrating Assets into your Programs and Activities
Existing programs can benefit from an assets approach to youth development. Community Matters can help you integrate this powerful tool into the work you are doing right now.

Strengthening and Sustaining an Asset-Building Initiative
How many of us have been part of an important community initiative that started with enthusiasm only to fizzle and lose energy? What we know to be true is; "it's easier to start something than it is to sustain it." This interactive training and planning session presents 10 critical indicators required for sustaining inter-agency commitment to, and community-wide involvement in, successful asset building initiatives. Participants have the opportunity to assess their efforts against these indicators, explore proven and promising practices, and develop strategies they can implement in their respective schools and communities.

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