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BACKGROUND <br />The 40 Developmental Assets are positive experiences, relationships, opportunities, <br />and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring and <br />responsible. Created in 1990 by the Search Institute, the framework is grounded in <br />research on child and adolescent development, risk prevention and resiliency. <br />These fundamental building blocks for healthy youth and healthy community are <br />arranged into eight (8) categories: Support, Empowerment, Boundaries Expectations, <br />Constructive Use of Time, and Commitment to Learning, Positive Values, Social <br />Competencies, and Positive Identity. <br />Research shows that the more assets young people have, the less likely they are to <br />engage in risky behaviors. The common themes about the importance of assets have <br />emerged from numerous findings: <br />Assets promote academic success. <br />• Assets divert youth from risky behaviors and increase civic engagement. <br />• Assets give young people the strengths they need to make positive choices in <br />life. <br />• Across the world in big cities and in small towns, most young people now <br />experience fewer than half of the 40 Developmental Assets. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The 40 Developmental Assets Task Force's mission is to integrate the Search Institute's <br />40 Developmental Assets into the schools and community through meeting the Districts' <br />Strategic Planning Committee goals and the City's Youth Master Plan goals. <br />Currently, Pleasanton youth and adults can become involved in the "Got Assets? Youth <br />and Adults United For A Healthy Community Initiative" by either becoming involved in <br />the Task Force, Club 40, Summer Youth Summits, the YMCA's Leadership Academy, <br />and/or the City of Pleasanton's Youth in Government Day. <br />Assets are easy to build! Asset building is about relationships. As a community, we <br />can make a difference and help young people succeed. <br />Submitted by: <br />Fiscal Review: <br />Approv by: <br />Nelson Fialho <br />City Manager <br />/ ,J/~~Y/ ~f~ ~/~~ °_ ~A ~--~Q. cam` <br />Susan Andrade-Wax David P. Culver <br />Director of Parks and Director of Finance <br />Community Services <br />Attachments: <br />1. "Got Assets? <br />Resolution <br />Youth and Adults United For A Healthy Community Initiative" <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />