Positive Youth Development of Erie County (PYD)

Youth need adults to become successful. Search Institute shares some helpful relationship building elements.

Relationships Matter: The Five Elements of Developmental Relationships A short video where Search Institute introduces the five elements of the developmental relationships framework.

Check out these great opportunities for youth in Erie!

Check out these awesome opportunities at Urban University!

For more information on these courses visit:https://www.eriecitymission.org/assets/documents/Youth/2022-Winter-Spring-Semester-Schedule-ONLY.pdf

For application instructions visit: https://www.eriecitymission.org/our-programs/youth-ministries/youth-program-application-process

"Believe in me.
Believe that I have promise for a future.
Believe in my strengths and help me grow stronger.
Believe that I can learn from my mistakes and overcome past failures.
Believe that I can make smart choices.
Believe that I can grow and change.
Believe that I can have stronger character.
Believe that I can be responsible.
Believe that I can respect myself and others.
Believe that I can resolve conflicts peacefully.
Believe that I can stay away from negative situations.
Believe that I can learn skills for my future.
Believe that I can set and achieve goals.
Believe that I can do well at school.
Believe that I can influence others for good.
Believe that I have gifts to offer.
Believe that I can contribute to the community.
Believe that I can live a life of purpose.
Believe in me."
(Groups, Troops, Clubs and Classrooms: The Essential Handbook for Working with Youth by Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor)

Be in young people's corner. Root for them, believe in them, and build on their sense of self and dreams to become the very best they can be... Be an asset builder!

Sometimes the youth around us just want our funny undivided attention. What youth do you see regularly that you can instill hope in? Try it today!!

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Sharing power is an essential relationship builder between adults and youth. When youth feel their voice is heard, they are more likely to engage in the relationship. Take time today to share power with them!

Approaches to Sharing Power Ten approaches that can be integrated into classroom or program activities that build the Sharing Power element of the developmental relationships framework.

Looking for something fun to do with youth? Check out Erie High's New display.

Building positive relationships with youth does not stop because PYD Week is over. Building positive relationships is a year long, life long game changer for youth success. Listen to what Andres has to say about why he needs positive adults in his life. https://youtu.be/rBXAMrVFP_0

Why Is It Important To Build Positive Relationships With Adults - An Interview with Andre

Youth are our today and our future. Listen to what one of our local students has to say about positive adult relationships in her life. Then go out and build them! https://youtu.be/cujIlgG5nbo

Why is it Important to Build Positive Relationships with Adults - An Interview with Madison

Did you ever wonder how you could start a PYD group or how you could get involved with one? Listen to Julia talk about how she got involved!https://youtu.be/AaydlPE6lX8

Why is it Important to Start a Youth Group - Interview with Julia

Partnering with Highmark Caring Place allows Asset Building to grow through family engagement. Listen to Conor talk about how Asset building works in their organization. https://youtu.be/5DBjLJYbiSo

Why Is It Important To Build Assets In The Community - An Interview With Conor

When does Asset and Relationship building start? It starts at birth. Building Assets and relationships, starting at the very beginning, helps students become more successful later in life. Listen to what our community partner has to say about the importance of Asset Building. https://youtu.be/XOQ8gakSNwc Visit youtherie to find out more about Asset building.

Why Is It Important to Build Assets In The Community - An Interview With Kim

It's PYD week!!! What can you do to build relationships with youth? https://youtu.be/AECuVHxGNuo

PYD Week 2021 Intro

This is so true for our students. We need to be there cheering them on! Many times, they know when they are behind, let us be the ones to show them that they wonderful, accepted, and able to move on!

Expanding Possibilities is a great way to build relationship with the youth around you. Take time to find out what they are interested in and help them discover more about that interest. Search Institute shares some easy techniques to help build relationships with youth.

Approaches to Expanding Possibilities Ten approaches that can be integrated into program activities that build the Expand Possibilities element of the developmental relationships framework.

Julia Boyd is an outstanding leader for the Iroquois PYDONEFAMILY group. Recently, she had the opportunity to contribute to goerie.com. Check out this great insight into what is happening.

Guest Opinion: Iroquois schools navigate pandemic with caring, courage and resiliency Change offers opportunity. Adversity fosters resiliency. Together, we’ve got this!

Erie County is full of wonderful activities you can share with the youth around you. Check out just a few happening this week!

August is full of FREE summer events for your whole family to enjoy! ☀👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Check out what's happening around Erie County this week, August 9 through 15!

Starting a conversation with youth can be difficult. Try one of these questions to get the conversation going.

Parenting is hard work. Kids do not come with instruction manuals. But leaning on each other for ways to help our youth become successful adults is a great start. Search Institute shares with us some great ways to build Developmental Relationships with our youth.

Holding tight vs. letting go. That's the central paradox of parenting. We've got new insights on how to balance the elements that help form and maintain strong : https://hubs.la/H0QN6ZR0

Building Relationships is hard work, but we know you can do it! Check out the resources Search Institute shares with us about how to build relationships with the youth around you.

Regular family dinners are difficult. We all run in a million different ways. But, regular dinners together (it doesn't matter what the food is) are important to youth success. Do you have meals together every night? If not make it a goal to do it at least one night per week (no electronics for anyone), then next month make it a point to do it at least two nights per week, and so on. We all need to eat, let's make eating together a priority!

Young people who grow up eating meals with their families get better grades and are less likely to use alcohol, drugs, and to***co. Family Dinner Toolkit includes all the resources you need (minus the food) to make family mealtime count : https://hubs.la/H0R78Xs0

As adults, our past stories define us. Adults who listened to us when we were growing helped influence what we are today. The same is true for our youth. If we, as adults, listen to our youth and help guide them but give them a say, they will grow into successful adults. What youth in your world needs you? Connect with them today!

Regardless of who they are, or the challenges they face, young people deserve to be heard and supported in becoming their best selves. Our body of research is anchored in positive , bringing together theory, research, and practice: https://hubs.la/H0Rstgj0

Summer is always full of fun activities. This calender shows you and your family some great things to do in the Erie area this month.

There's so much going on around Erie County this July! 🤩

Looking to find something to do with your whole family? Check out our Raising Readers calendar📅, full of FREE events for everyone of all ages to join in on the fun! 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 View the full calendar here: https://bit.ly/RaisingReadersCalendar

Expressing Care to the youth around you is one easy way to help them grow into successful adults. Search Institute shows us some simple ways to do just that!

“Hi Jaden, how did your big math test go?” A simple question like this is one way to express care and develop positive with youth. Here are 9 ways to express care: https://hubs.la/H0Pf-m20

Taking the time to Expand the Possibilities of the youth around you helps not only the youth succeed, but also helps you connect with the youth!

Expanding possibilities means we respect the “loose ties” we have with people and places beyond the “close ties” we have with immediate family and friends. Learn more about how non‑parenting adults can grow : https://hubs.la/H0Pf-sx0

Do you know a youth who plays a musical instrument? Connect them with the Erie Junior Philharmonic today. Expand their possibilities!

We're gearing up for an historic season, including a side-by-side performance on stage at the newly-renovated Warner Theatre!
https://eriephil.org/jrphilauditions

The best part? You can audition for FREE from anywhere all summer long!

Erie Junior Philharmonic auditions are open to students who are seven (7) years of age or older by September 14, 2021. Students are eligible to participate until they graduate from high school.

Did you know that Reading for Pleasure is one of the 40 Developmental Assets? Did you also know that only 22% of youth report they have this Asset? United Way has created an excellent opportunity for you to win some great prizes.... just by simply encouraging your youth to read! Check it out today!

Summer Slide Encourage children to read throughout the summer – and let them read what they want! Comic books, graphic novels, and magazines count! Show your children that you read for enjoyment too, by setting aside at least 20 minutes a day to read together.

Serve Erie offers a great opportunity to help make Erie the place we all want to be while also giving you a chance to Empower Youth to make a difference in the world. Register you and your youth today.

Did you see our announcement last week? ServErie's Summer Project is scheduled for July 22 through 24!!! Registration is open NOW!

We'll be doing a neighborhood beautification project in Heritage District in partnership with BCJI (Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation).

You can register and get more details here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/summerproject2021

Expanding possibilities of our youth will help them grow into successful adults. Mission Empower is offering an exciting summer camp. Do you know a youth that would like to go? Connect them with this awesome opportunity!!

Need some help building relationships with youth? Check out this relationship checklist provided by Search Institute. Youth need you (and you need them!!).

Relationships with youth matter more than ever during this time of social distancing. Take the Relationships Check to see how you're doing, and download approaches and activities you can use to strengthen them. Relationships with youth matter more than ever during this time of social distancing. Take the Relationships Check to see how you're doing, and download approaches and activities you can use to strengthen them.

Because we can't be in person for family fun activities, Positive Youth Development is working with a few United Way Community Schools to send activities home. Thank you to Hooked on Books for Kids and the Erie Children's Experience Museum for this month's activities!

Madison has been a strong Asset Builder in her school, community, and family. We are proud to announce her as the Youth Asset Builder of the year award winner. Congratulations Madison. You have taken asset building farther than we have ever imagined it could go!

Please join us in congratulating Madison Chew for receiving the 2021 Youth Asset Builder Award from Positive Youth Development of Erie County. Each year, this award is given to one student who takes asset building to the next level. Madison is a strong advocate for prevention. She has represented PYD in our school, district, county, and even at the national level. She is not afraid to stand up for her beliefs and serves as a role model for her peers. She truly makes our community a better place and we are lucky to have her. Congratulations, Madison! 💛

Join us for our last FREE Asset Training. In this 1 1/2 hour training you will learn about trauma and the effects on the lives of our youth. You will also learn what you can do to help them overcome trauma. After July 1, 2021 there will be a charge for this training.

is an Erie County Asset Building youth team. Please support them in their efforts to ensure every youth in Iroquois is asset rich! Contact Julia Boyd ([email protected]) today to place your order.

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Online relationships with youth are difficult. Search Institute shares with us some great pointers to maintain and build relationships with youth even when we can't be physically with them.

Nurturing Relationships Online: Advice from Experts (Youth) | Search Institute Many have been thrust into an all-online world. We know it’s important to keep relationships onine strong during this time. Here are some tips from youth.

Are you Parenting Through a Pandemic? You need to attend this free workshop. Thank you for bringing this great opportunity to our attention.

Strikeout the Stigma- Presented by Kitay Law Group May 25, 2021- 4:30pm Topic- Parenting Through a Pandemic: Managing Dilemmas, Screen Time, and Difference of Opinions May Panel: - Dr. George James: Chief Innovation Officer, Senior Staff Therapist & AAMFT Approved Supervisor at Council For Relationships (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ne9_wf5SA&t...

Love to read? Why not give the gift of reading to the youth right here in Erie County. Iroquois Elementary is hosting a book drive and it's so easy to participate!! Follow the link below and orders will go directly to the school and into a lucky child's hands. YOU can make a difference, and it only takes a second!!

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Attention Parents, Grandparents, Caregivers, all adults!! Plan on joining this beneficial virtual event.

Do you know a young singer?? Help them take the next step and open them up to this opportunity. Expanding Possibilities is a major component of helping youth become successful!

The joy of reading is a wonderful thing to teach youth. Sometimes actually sitting down with a book is hard, but helping a youth loose themselves in a story can be also just as powerful. AudioFile through the Erie County Public Library is a great opportunity for our youth. Share it with them today!!

AudioFile's annual Sync: Audiobooks for Teens program has begun! From now through August 4, Sync will offer two free audiobooks per week. They do change weekly, so once they're gone, they're gone! After registering at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/sync/, readers will use the Sora app (relative to Libby and OverDrive). Below is the Summer 2021 Schedule!

It's not an impossible utopia. It's a reality. All it takes is adults connecting with youth?

Imagine a world where all young people discover who they are; cultivate the abilities needed for them to shape their own lives, and learn how to engage with and contribute to the world around them. It's all about https://hubs.la/H0K_CxR0