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In April, 2001, Assets for Youth administered a survey to determine the number of assets that St. Vrain youth have. The percentages to the left of each asset are the results of this survey.

1. Family Support - Family life provides high levels of love and support.	68%
2. Positive Family Communications - Young person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parent(s).	30%
3. Other Adult Relationships - Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.	46%
4. Caring Neighborhood - Young person experiences caring neighbors.	29%
5. Caring School Climate - School provides a caring, encouraging environment.	24%
6. Parent Involvement in Schooling - Parent(s) are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school.	29%
7. Community Values Youth - Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth.	16%
8. Youth As Resources - Young people are given useful roles in the community.	25%
9. Service to Others - Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.	47%
10. Safety - Young person feels safe at home, at school and in the neighborhood.	56%
11. Family Boundaries - Family has clear rules and consequences and monitors the young persons wherabouts.	47%
12. School Boundaries - School provides clear rules and consequences.	32%
13. Neighborhood Boundaries - Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior.	41%
14. Adult Role Models - Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.	24%
15. Positive Peer Influence - Young person's best friends model positive, responsible behavior.	53%
16. High Expectations - Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.	41%
17. Creative Activities - Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.	22%
18. Youth Programs - Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/or in the community.	60%
19. Religious Community - Young person spends one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution.	54%
20. Time at Home - Young person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or fewer nights per week.	45%

21. Achievement Motivation - Young person is motivated to do well in school.	59%
22. School Engagement - Young person is actively engaged in learning.	57%
23. Homework - Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.	46%
24. Bonding to School - Young person cares about her or his school.	52%
25. Reading for Pleasure - Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.	24%
26. Caring - Young person places high value on helping other people.	39%
27. Equality and Social Justice - Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger of poverty.	40%
28. Integrity - Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs.	68%
29. Honesty - Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy."	63%
30. Responsibility - Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.	59%
31. Restraint - Young person believes it is important not to be sexuality active or to use alcohol or other drugs.	32%
32. Planning and Decision Making - Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.	30%
33. Interpersonal Competence - Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.	44%
34. Cultural Competence - Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backrounds.	41%
35. Resistance Skills - Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.	33%
36. Peaceful Conflict Resolution - Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.	43%
37. Personal Power - Young person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me."	49%
38. Self Esteem - Young person reports having a high self-esteem.	51%
39. Sense of Purpose - Young person reports that "my life has a purpose."	59%
40. Positive View of Personal Future - Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future.	74%

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