Helping Kids Succeed

Alaskan Style

 

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• • • • • Welcome to the Assets Web Site

Dedicated to the people of Alaska, those who were children here long ago and those who will be raising children here seven generations from now. Below are links to other pages of the Assets Web site, offering more information about assets, definitions, and the research which created this project.

• • • Assets

When we speak of assets, we mean the key building blocks in children's lives that help them grow up strong, capable, and caring. Click here to read more about the assets framework.

• • • Asset Building

A Shared Responsibility:"Making It Personal"

Alaska's 1^st Annual Conference for Teens (13-19 years) and Adults (20-120 years)
Friday, March 17, 2000 from 6pm - 10pm and
Saturday, March 18, 2000 from 9am - 5pm

• • • Resiliency

Resiliency means being able to withstand hardship, repair yourself, bounce back, and grow. Click here to read more about resiliency.

• • • What are the Assets?

"External assets" are what we hope are provided by the family, school, and community. "Internal assets" are what we hope are within every young person. Click here for a list of the forty internal and external assets.

• • • Other Web Sites

Click here for a list of Web sites about assets and resiliency. Some of these are from the book and some are from a list of favorites sent to the Assets List Serv.

Assets framework page Resiliency page List of the Assets Short definitions of the Assets TOPPS Training About the Search Institute Related Web sites

For more information, or to order the book Helping Kids Succeed -- Alaskan Style contact: Becky Judd, Alaska Division of Public Health, Maternal Child and Family Health, (907) 269-3425, bjudd-h@ak.net OR Derek Peterson, Association of Alaska School Boards, (907) 586-1083, dpeterson@aasb.org Join us! There is an Alaska Assets ListServ (group email) to keep members imformed about the latest happenings. To subscribe, send an email with your first name, last name, the words "subscribe Assets List" and your email address to Bill Darling at bdarling@sesa.org

The Assets project is sponsored by the Association of Alaska School Boards and Alaska's Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health.

This Web site sponsored by The Alaska Transition Initiative, with services from the Special Education Service Agency.