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The New Life Worship Center was started by Pastor Larry D. Thompson, Sr. and his wife, Sandra Thompson, four years ago. It focuses on issues facing families, offering support, and building communication skills. When the Thompsons founded the church, their adult daughter asked them to define what they were going to do for the children of the congregation.MORE

Wings Ministry is a ministry that supports families and loved ones of incarcerated persons by developing positive relationships and Christian faith through celebrations. Founded by Ann Edenfield Sweet, Wings Ministry also reaches out to families through Wings for L.I.F.E. (Life-skills Imparted to Families through Education), a program created not as a support group, but as an empowerment group, “to give [families of incarcerated persons] wings to fly for their rest of their lives,” said Sweet.MORE

For years, the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati has been training youth ministers to use the Developmental Assets. In 1997, the assets were included in the United States Catholic Church’s vision for youth ministry, and “even prior to that…among youth ministry leaders in the U.S., there was and continues to be a clear understanding that the Developmental Assets provide an important tool and a special lens for understanding and, in fact, planning youth ministry,” Said Sean Reynolds, Director of the Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry of the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati.MORE

Dr. Peter Benson, President of Search Institute, led a congressional briefing regarding a recently released CDC report on school connectedness.MORE

Not every teen out there goes through every experience the characters in the movie go through, but everyone has difficulties, especially during high school; they’re some of the hardest years of your life, and this movie shows that we’re listening, we’re trying to help. -Jordan Mitchell Love, Film Actor, NPR interview with Neal Charnoff 06-27-08MORE

In South Boston, Massachusetts, young people have opportunities to express themselves through the arts and engage in service to others. The Institute for a Healthier Community is a local organization that responded to teens in the community who voiced a need for art programs to support creative expression.MORE

In St. Louis Park, Minnesota, four Girl Scouts engaged community members in a Developmental Asset painting project. Working toward their Silver Award, these young women, all students at St. Louis Park Junior High School, have collaborated with their Girl Scout advisor, Jeanne Tatarek, and their community advisor, Karen Atkinson of Children First, to commission 40 paintings, each representing one of the Developmental Assets.MORE

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD is proud to be a supporter and promoter of the 40 Developmental Assets as seen on the video produced by our District Webmaster, Carolyn Marcantel (click here to watch the video).MORE

On Saturday, April 18, Godwin Middle School kicked off their “Going Green” week by holding an outside “clean up and spruce up” day. Students, parents, and staff members volunteered to help in the effort. Trash was picked up, weeds dug up, bulbs planted, and shrubs replaced. “This was definitely a community effort,” said Principal Veronica Abrams.MORE

The Great Group Games book came into being from years of play: as participants, as camp counselors, as goofy kids (and adults) who couldn’t let go of a good time, as teen workers in the church, school and the YMCA, and as trainers. What’s included here is a revolution that started back in our childhood and evolved over time.MORE