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An Asset Builder's Guide to Training Peer Helpers

A trainer's manual for adult leaders preparing young volunteers to do peer helping, with 15 interactive sessions complete with discussion guides and handouts (many useful for any age volunteer learning to do counseling).

An Asset Builder's Guide to Youth Leadership

Sensible and inspiring advice for adults who truly want to engage young people in meaningful leadership volunteer roles, with how-to tips on everything from recruitment to intergenerational meetings.

An Asset Builder's Guide to Service-Learning

A clear and informative strategy for schools, faith communities, and youth organizations to blend the best of effective service-learning programs with the philosophy of youth "asset building" and Healthy Communities.

Step-by-Step

Ideas for how young people can discover what they care about, gain support, and implement a plan for change.

Working Shoulder to Shoulder: Stories and Strategies of Youth-Adult Partnerships That Succeed

Stories and strategies of youth-adult partnerships that succeed, with over 20 reproducible tools to help you engage youth participants to the greatest effect in your organization.