The Asset of the Month Calendar highlights 12 assets and provides a resource kit and poster for each asset. The kit contains newsletter content, discussion topics, and activities to support asset building by parents, teachers, and other adults as well as youth-serving programs. The poster is editable so that it can be customized with an organization name.

January: Adult Role Model

Asset #14: Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.

 

February: Youth as Resources

Asset #8: Young people are given useful roles in the community.

 

March: Creative Activities

Asset #17: Youth spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.

 

April: Service to Others

Asset #9: Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.

 

May: Youth Programs

Asset #18: Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organization at school and/or in community organizations.

 

June: Safety

Asset #10: Young person feels safe at home, at school, and in the neighborhood.

 

July: Community Values Youth

Asset #7: Young person perceives that adults in the community value children and youth.

 

August: Caring Neighborhood

Asset #4: Young person experiences caring neighbors. 

 

September: Parent Involvement in Schooling

Asset #6: Parent(s) are actively engaged in helping young person succeed in school.

 

October: Positive Family Communication

Asset #2: Young person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parent(s).

 

November: Positive Cultural Identity

Asset #41: Young person feels comfortable with and proud of her/his identity, including but not limited to disabilities, ethnicity, faith/religion, family status, gender, language, and sexual orientation.

 

December: Family Support

Asset #1: Family life provides high levels of love and support.