Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Healthy Youth Development (HYD) of Erie County is an initiative of the Erie County Policy and Planning Council (PPC) that has grown into a county-wide collaborative that utilizes the Developmental Assets® framework. The assets framework consists of preventive measures, positive experiences, and personal qualities that young people need for growing up to be healthy, caring, and responsible adults. The mission of HYD is to activate communities to create healthy, caring, and responsible individuals by promoting the development of the 40 Developmental Assets, the building blocks of healthy youth development.
HYD is composed of an executive committee, an advisory board, and several task forces, including parents, religious institutions, media, schools/risky behaviors, youth development organizations, and a youth board. Presently, there are over 90 agencies and community representatives serving on the HYD Advisory Board and its task forces.
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