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Welcome to the B.U.S.Y.Teens.org website!

SPECIAL NOTICE: Community volunteerism programs involving children ages 5-14 can apply for Disney MinnieGrants of up to $500 each. The grants, cosponsored by Disney and Youth Services America, are intended to support youth-led service projects. Projects must take place between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15, 2008. Application deadline is Aug. 30. For more information, see the  Youth Service America website. 

 

BUSY Teens is seeking to connect the dots within the Greater Pottstown community, so that all organizations, institutions, coalitions, businesses, neighbors/neighborhoods and individuals band together for our kids. We can share a common language, common values, and a common goal of building up strengths in our youth so that they are all better equipped to resist high-risk behaviors and experience more thriving and successful lives. The result is not only healthier kids, but also a safer, happier, and healthier community.

 Internet Resource List
 
www.focusonthefamily.org
www.parenting.org
www.yourfamily.org
www.keepschoolssafe.org
www.pta.org
www.tnpc.com
www.parenting.ivillage.com
www.busyteens.org
www.parentingresources.com
www.pinky-mychild.com
www.safesurf.com
www.kids.com
www.kids-korner.com
www.bonus.com
www.positiveparenting.com
www.parentcity.com
www.safekids.com
www.familyeducation.com
www.parent.net

We propose to do this using the Search Institute's, 40 Developmental Assets as a basis of bonding the community together to help our youth, thus experiencing positive social change. The Search Institute's Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth model of social change is proactive, positive, and powerful. It challenges our community to tap the caring, creative energies of families, neighborhoods, schools, congregations, workplaces, youth organizations, and groups of people to engage in the important work of transforming our community into a united, healthy environment committed to youth.
This model is currently being implemented in hundreds of communities across the country. Entire states as well as national organizations have embraced this model. Both public and parochial schools seem to readily adopt this positive approach in addressing our present deep-seated social problems of youth and community.

This movement is proactive, positive, and powerful!  It challenges our community to tap the caring, creative energies of families, neighborhood, schools, congregations, workplaces, youth organizations, and groups of people to begin the important work of transforming our community into a united, healthy environment committed to youth.
The Search Institute has guided hundreds of communities, big and small, in promoting 40 developmental assets in youth.  Over 500,000 kids have taken part in a major national survey conducted by the Search Institute.  The results clearly demonstrate that the greater number of assets a child possesses, the greater the likelihood that child will thrive in school and in health, and conversely, avoid high-risk behaviors leading to such problems as alcohol/other drug abuse and violence.
Healthy Community-Healthy Youth (HC-HY) is a national incentive of the Search Institute: http://www.search-institute.org/.