Family Volunteer Articles
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Teaching Your Children an Attitude of Gratitude
“Gratitude is a perception – a way of looking at things. We often learn true gratitude from those we pity.” READ> |
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Safe and Smart Samaritans
“You can say no and still be a caring person. Parents must provide supervision and support to keep their young volunteers safe.” READ>
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Kids and Cash
Do you contribute to a charity every year? Let your children be part of the decision process by starting a Family Fund. READ> |
Family Volunteer Internet Resources
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80 Ways to Activate
In honor of what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 80th birthday in January 2009, and as a response to the call to service issued by President Obama, HandsOn Network has developed "80 Ways to Activate" to help individuals and communities get involved and stayed involved throughout the year.
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Strengthening Families in Low-income Communities
Visit PointsofLight.org/Neighboring for tools, templates, and ideas on engaging and empowering families and residents in low-income communities.
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Search Institute
Search Institute is a national leader in generating cutting-edge ideas, research, and strategies for growing healthy, thriving children and adolescents. In addition to ongoing research on human development and social change, Search Institute provides the tools, strategies, and strategic alliances that are needed to motivate and equip individuals and organizations to commit to asset building.
At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 Developmental Assets, which identifies basic building blocks of healthy development for children and youth. Search Institute believes that asset building begins at home and that family volunteering is a great way to build Developmental Assets. For more information and resources visit Search Institute/Families. |
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MVParents
MVParents™ is a campaign that gives parents tools and information to help them be the “most valuable players” in their children’s lives. The campaign focuses on the essential building blocks of healthy development for children, called Developmental Assets™. Studies have shown that the more of these assets children have in their lives, the more likely they are to be healthy and balanced - and the less likely they are to become involved in high-risk behaviors.
Search Institute, a national organization that promotes healthy children and communities; PLAYERS INC; and Coors Brewing Company created MVParents. You can learn more about MVParents on MVParents.com, where you can also sign up for a weekly email newsletter called Everyday Parenting Ideas. |
