When studying the healthiest and longest-living people, it is found they have connections with people that extend beyond themselves. This certainly can be the case for access to healthcare, education ...

You have probably read recently that Portage Township Schools is committed to helping students build developmental assets. These assets have a direct link to a student’s success in school and his ...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” These are but two of many familiar adages regarding the value of prevention over treatment. Most of us do organize many of our daily activities and ...

HCI is proud to host an event for any person who is caring for a child and is finding the challenge daunting, the pressure unsettling or the discord overwhelming. Parenting in any form is not easy and ...

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers and the Geauga County YMCA are presenting “40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents” Jan. 25 at the Geauga County YMCA. The educational program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the ...

Introduction. Based on internal and external assets, the positive youth development approach aims to increase the capacity among adolescents to overcome challenges as they transition to adulthood.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Developed by the Search Institute in Minneapolis, the Developmental Assets Framework is based on over two decades of research into youth development ...

This 2-hour workshop, utilizing Search Insitute’s Developmental Relationships and Developmental Assets Frameworks, is designed to help adults in the community understand and focus on five elements ...

In these unprecedented COVID-19 times, do out-of-school (and out-of-the-house) programs such as the arts, sports, parks and recreation camps and classes and events help reduce youth use of alcohol, ...

On March 1, Crisman Elementary kicked off the month with a Parent Reading Night. Crisman welcomed approximately 350 people to our building. After enjoying a meal together, our parents were invited to ...