Portage County Alliance for Youth

Portage County, Wisconsin

Mary Ann Krems
jmak@charter.net
715-344-2453
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Portage County Alliance for Youth promotes positive youth development, partners with groups and individuals who care about youth, and advocates for positive attitudes and choices.

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Assets in Action

Developmental Asset Article for September 2009

As summer comes to an end and for many involved in school, whether sending youth or attending yourself, you find new starts. In an unsettling fall with the news reports of increasing unemployment and financial challenges for families, Portage County Alliance for Youth wishes to offer for consideration, some positive views for connecting with youth in relationships.MORE

Charles F. Fernandez Center for Alternative Learning

With every student that enrolls at the Charles F. Fernandez Center for Alternative Learning, Principal Liz Fulton goes over the Developmental Assets, provides the students and parents with written information, and meets with all of the parents individually. The school’s goals are rooted in the Developmental Assets, as it tries to support students, meet social and emotional needs, and work with parents and the community.MORE

Building Assets in Youth Through Reading

Asset #25 is that quality a youth develops or has when they are reading three or more hours per week. In the last Asset survey done in Portage County, 24 % of youth completing the survey reported they had that quality.MORE

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