Description

The Search Institute has led the way in defining "asset building" for youth – a way of focusing on strengths rather than on needs or problems. This guidebook starts with the premise that young people can and should be seen as potential leaders and then shows how to put that philosophy into action. Gives advice that is both sensible and inspiring for adults who want to engage youth in meaningful volunteer roles, with how-to tips for overcoming resistance from others in the organization, recruiting youth to take administrative assignments, running intergenerational meetings, building trust, and other important keys to success. Provides many group training worksheets and handouts.

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Brief Excerpt

Readers of this resource likely share some commonsense assumptions - not necessarily about how young people should develop leadership skills, but about why it is imperative that they do so. If we accept that we all have an obligation to serve our various communities (school, neighborhood, youth organization, congregation), then it is equally undeniable that those of us in a position to do so (and we all can contribute skills and ideas at some level) have a parallel responsibility to ensure that young people, too, develop aptitudes as well as attitudes conducive to leadership and service. We all have an obligation to the future and the present of our various communities. Furthermore, not only must we see to it that young people can discover and cultivate their abilities to shape our communities, we must commit to working alongside them in these efforts as their mentors, allies, and friends.

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