40 Developmental Assets

Greetings from the UBHCHY Chair!

June 18, 2012

As summer begins many of us find ourselves reflecting back over the accomplishments of the past year – whether we have children in school or not.  With the change of seasons comes a change in activities, the culmination of sports efforts, and a shift in focus.

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UBHCHY 2012 Town Hall Meeting

June 18, 2012

On Tuesday, May 22nd the UBHCHY Coalition shared the 2012 Student Support Card at a town hall meeting held at the Perkasie campus of the Bucks County Community College.  The meeting was attended by nearly 100 persons, of which one-third were high school students from the Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown high schools. 

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The Search Institute Reports on UBHCHY Coalition’s Student Support Card

February 29, 2012

Adapted from the Search Institute’s Article on the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition.  Read the original article here. Upper Bucks Healthy Communities • Healthy Youth Coalition used the results of a recent Attitudes and Behaviors survey to create a “Student Support Card“ (UBSSC) for their community. The document displays the current levels of [...]

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Community Mobilizer, Lee Rush, Pays Tribute to Search Institute Founder, Peter Benson

December 19, 2011

I first heard Peter Benson speak in 1995. Tim Duffey, an old friend from days spent in the Student Assistance Program (SAP) field brought Peter to one of our National SAP conferences to speak as a keynoter. I never forgot Peter and his message.

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2012 Youth Surveys Conducted, Results Revealed Early Next Year

December 19, 2011

For the fourth time in the last ten years, the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) has completed the bi-annual youth survey given to 3,000 students in 8th, 10th and 12th grades in the Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown schools.

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Insight into Assets: the Importance of a Caring Neighborhood

May 19, 2011

This month’s is “Caring Neighborhood” which is defined as when a child experiences caring neighbors living nearby. When I think of this asset, I realize that we may all have a different view of what our “neighborhood” is.

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Building Assets: The Importance of Youth Programs

March 28, 2011

April’s Asset of the Month is Youth Programs.  This critical Developmental Asset is important for our communities to support the children through youth programming.

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justCommunity, Inc. Calling All High School Dramateaurs for the 2011 Winter Theatre Arts Festival!

March 13, 2011

justCommunity, Inc. will present the 2011 Theatre Arts Festival at the James Lorah House in Doylestown, PA on December 11, 2011 at 3:30 and 7pm.  Submissions for the 2011 Theatre Arts Festival are currently taking place and will be accepted until November 4, 2011.

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