Developmental Asset List
Years of research by the Search Institute of Minneapolis have identified 40 "developmental assets" that have a proven relationship to healthy youth development. With input from our diverse community members, Project Cornerstone has added a 41st asset - positive cultural identify to the framework we use locally. These assets include both external experiences which provide young people with support, empowerment and boundaries and the internal values, strengths and commitments that they need in order to thrive.
As Asset Charts demonstrate, there is a direct relationship between increasing the number of assets and decreasing the incidence of high risk behaviors, such as violence and drug and alcohol abuse.
View the full asset list