The work of the Partnership for Children, Youth and Families is based on the 40 Developmental Assets®, a common-sense list of positive experiences, supports, and qualities that help influence choices young people make and help them become caring, responsible, successful adults. Learn more about Assets and our research…
and the 40 Assets
What We Do
- Promote an Asset-based approach focusing on the strengths of young people
- Identify community needs through surveys of 6th, 8th,10th and 12th graders and the Community Report Card
- Engage young people through a website for teens (arlingtonteens.com)
- Foster collaboration, increased dialogues, and shared decision-making across the community
- Other Partnership initiatives:
- READY Coalition
- Teen Network Board
- Care for a Change
- Community School at Carlin Springs Elementary – designed to link students and their families with a range of supports.
- Too Smart to Start – Alcohol prevention program for Arlington 5th graders and their families.
- Arlington Youth Film festival – an annual, juried competition for middle and high schoolers. (Rosebud Managed by Arlington Independent Media since 2008)
- Second Chance
- Raising Teens – Three, five-part TV shows (2 in English, 1 in Spanish) for parents of teens produced with AIM– DVDs and study guides for each series (contact apcyf@arlingtonva.us for more information)
- Assets Minutes – on our YouTube channel