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Asset
Type
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Asset
Name & Definition
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EXTERNAL
ASSETS
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Support
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Family
support
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Family
life provides high levels of love and support.
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Positive
family communication
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Young
person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is
willing to seek advice and counsel from parent(s).
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Other
adult relationships
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Young
person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.
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Caring
neighborhood
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Young
person experiences caring neighbors.
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Caring
school climate
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School
provides a caring, encouraging environment.
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Parent
involvement in schooling
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Parent(s)
are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school.
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Empowerment
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Community
values youth
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Young
person perceives that adults in the community value youth.
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Youth
as resources
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Young
people are given useful roles in the community.
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Service
to others
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Young
person serves in the community one hour or more per week.
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Safety
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Young
person feels safe at home, at school, and in the neighborhood.
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Boundaries
and Expectations
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Family
boundaries
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Family
has clear rules and consequences, and monitors the young person's whereabouts.
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School
boundaries
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School
provides clear rules and consequences.
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Neighborhood
boundaries
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Neighbors
take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior.
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Adult
role models
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Parent(s)
and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.
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Positive
peer influence
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Young
person's best friends model responsible behavior.
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High
expectations
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Both
parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.
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Constructive
Use
of
Time
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Creative
activities
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Young
person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music,
theater, or other arts.
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Youth
programs
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Young
person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations
at school and/or in community organizations.
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Religious
community
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Young
person spends one hour or more per week in activities in a religious
institution.
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Time
at home
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Young
person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or fewer nights
per week.
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INTERNAL
ASSETS
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Commitment
to Learning
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Achievement
motivation
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Young
person is motivated to do well in school.
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School
engagement
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Young
person is actively engaged in learning.
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Homework
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Young
person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.
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Bonding
to school
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Young
person cares about her or his school.
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Reading
for pleasure
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Young
person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.
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Positive
Values
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Caring
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Young
person places high value on helping other people.
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Equality
and social justice
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Young
person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.
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Integrity
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Young
person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs.
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Honesty
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Young
person "tells the truth even when it is not easy."
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Responsibility
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Young
person accepts and takes personal responsibility.
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Restraint
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Young
person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or
other drugs.
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Social
Competencies
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Planning
and decision making
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Young
person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.
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Interpersonal
competence
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Young
person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.
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Cultural
competence
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Young
person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different
cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.
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Resistance
skills
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Young
person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.
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Peaceful
conflict resolution
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Young
person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.
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Positive
Identity
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Personal
power
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Young
person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me."
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Self-esteem
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Young
person reports having a high self-esteem.
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Sense
of purpose
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Young
person reports that "my life has a purpose."
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Positive
view of personal future
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Young
person is optimistic about her or his personal future.
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